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Also Known As Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker, Baronne de Staël-Holstein • Madame de Staël
Born April 22, 1766 • Paris • France
Died July 14, 1817 (aged 51) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution” • “Corinne” • “Delphine” • “Germany” • “Ten Years’ Exile”
Subjects Of Study Romanticism • literature • Jean-Jacques Rousseau • Enlightenment • Germany • culture • philosophy

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