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Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more with the Republican Left and Social Catholicism.
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Born 21 October 1790 · Died 28 February 1869 · Q188697
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Died 1869-02-28.
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“Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.”
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1849–1851).
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1848–1849).
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Histoire des Girondins, in praise of the Girondists
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1837–1848).
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Published the Voyage en Orient, an account of the journey he had just made, in royal luxury, to the countries of the Orient, and in the course of which he had lost his only daughter
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1833–1837).
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To the Chamber of Deputies, he was asked what side of the chamber he was going to sit on, he responded "on the ceiling"
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At the request of Lamartine's daughter, Julia
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Was elected a member of the Académie française
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Career landmark: seat 7 of the Académie française (1829–1869).
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Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1825).
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Lamartine published his first collection of poems, Les Méditations Poétiques, which brought him instant fame
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Born 1790-10-21.
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