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Born November 30, 1872 ‱ Guelph ‱ Canada
Died January 28, 1918 (aged 45)
Notable Works “In Flanders Fields” ‱ “In Flanders Fields and Other Poems”

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Illustrated page from In Flanders Fields featuring the poem's opening lines beside a field of red poppies and two wooden crosses, with a decorative letter I adorned with poppy flowers.
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Lamartine, detail of an oil painting by François Gérard; in the Musée National de Versailles et des Trianons
Alphonse de Lamartine
French poet, historian, and statesman
Senegalese Pres. LĂ©opold Senghor addressing the United Nations General Assembly, 1961
LĂ©opold Senghor
president of Senegal
Haigneré, Claudie
Claudie Haigneré
French cosmonaut, doctor, and politician
Andrieux, François
François Andrieux
French lawyer and dramatist
DĂ©roulĂšde, Paul
Paul DĂ©roulĂšde
French politician, poet, and dramatist
Marie-Joseph de Chénier, lithograph by François Le Villain, 19th century.
Marie-Joseph de Chénier
French author
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Dominique-Jean, Baron Larrey
French military surgeon
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La VĂ©rendrye
French-Canadian soldier and explorer
Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne d'
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
French-Canadian soldier and explorer
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Baldwin V
count of Flanders
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Albert Gondi
Florentine diplomat and politician
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Philippe-Emmanuel Gondi
French military commander
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Melchior de Polignac
French clergyman and statesman
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Bernard-Louis, marquis de Chauvelin
French general and diplomat
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Bernard-François, marquis de Chauvelin
French diplomat and politician
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Alain Juppé
prime minister of France
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres showing Joan of Arc in armor holding a banner at an altar during the coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, with figures praying behind her.
St. Joan of Arc
French heroine
Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
president of France
Portrait of Napoleon III in a dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, a red sash, and medals, set against a deep red background. Painted by Hippolyte Flandrin.
Napoleon III
emperor of France

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