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Alexandre Dumas fils
Alexandre Dumas fils was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias, published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata, as well as numerous stage and film productions.
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culture · French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) · writer · playwright · dramaturge · film screenwriter · also Alexandre Dumas fils, Alexandre Dumas son, Alexandre Dumas Jr., Alexandre Dumas, fils, Alexandre Dumas (fils), Alexandre Dumas the younger
Born 27 July 1824 · Died 27 November 1895 · Q169150
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1895· 7 entries
Died 1895-11-27.
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“N'estime l'argent ni plus ni moins qu'il ne vaut: c'est un bon serviteur et un mauvais maître.”
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“Le devoir, savez-vous ce que c'est? C'est ce qu'on exige des autres.”
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“Les affaires, c'est bien simple, c'est l'argent des autres.”
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“Comment se fait-il que les enfants étant si intelligents, la plupart des hommes soient bêtes ? Cela doit tenir à l'éducation.”
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“Il est plus facile d'être bon pour tout le monde que pour quelqu'un.”
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“Donnez de l'argent, n'en prêtez pas. Donner ne fait que des ingrats, prêter fait des ennemis.”
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1894· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1894).
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1888· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (1888).
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1874· 3 entries
Career landmark: seat 2 of the Académie française (1874–1895).
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And awarded the Legion of Honour in 1894
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Was admitted to the Académie française and in 1894 he was awarded the Légion d'honneur
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1867· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (1867).
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1857· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1857).
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1848· 1 entry
Which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata (The Fallen Woman), as well as numerous stage and film productions
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1844· 1 entry
Dumas moved to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, to live with his father
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1831· 1 entry
His father legally recognized him and ensured that the young Dumas received the best education possible at the Collège Bourbon
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1824· 1 entry
Born 1824-07-27.
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