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Also Known As Pierre-Athanase Larousse
Born October 23, 1817 • France
Died January 3, 1875 (aged 57) • Paris • France
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The elevation of Marc Bloch to the Pantheon
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French scholar
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Louis Fréron.
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Paul-Émile Littré
French lexicographer
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Hubert Beuve-Méry
French publisher and editor
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Monique Wittig
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Brinon, 1940
Fernand de Brinon
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Jean-François de La Harpe.
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Amiot, Jean-Joseph-Marie
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