Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
Dumas in 1855
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a French writer whose works have been translated into many languages and is one of the most widely read French authors
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Born
Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie 24 July 1802 Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died
5 December 1870 (aged 68) Puys, France
Occupation
Novelist, playwright
adultbasic
France
Children
Alexandre Dumas fils (son)
era
1800+
Literary movement
Romanticism and historical fiction
Notable works
The Three Musketeers (1844) The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–1845)
Parents
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Marie-Louise Labouret
Period
1829–1869
Relatives
Marie-Cessette Dumas (paternal grandmother) Alexandre Lippmann (great-grandson)
Resting place
Panthéon, Paris and Coupvray
Spouse
Ida Ferrier ( m. 1840; died 1859)