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Alexandre Dumas

Also known as Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, Alexandre Dumas père, Alexandre Dumas pere, Alexandre Dumas, father, Alexandre Dumas, père, Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, Alexandre Dumas, the Elder

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

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Alexandre Dumas was a French writer and dramatist who lived from 1802 to 1870 and became one of the most prominent literary figures of his era. His works remain widely read and adapted today, making him a significant influence on French literature and culture.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Alexandre
Family name: Dumas
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Villers-Cotterêts
Father: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Award: Order of Glory
Notable work: Ange Pitou
Field of work: French literature
Movement: French Romanticism
Image: Alexander Dumas père par Nadar - Google Art Project.jpg

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date of birth: 1802-07-24
Commons category: Alexandre Dumas
date of death: 1870-12-05
topic's main category: Category:Alexandre Dumas
cause of death: stroke
Commons Creator page: Alexandre Dumas
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Alexandre Dumas
name in native language: Alexandre Dumas
owner of: Château de Monte-Cristo
has written for: Revue des Deux Mondes
writing language: French
start of work period: 1829-00-00
different from: Alexandre Dumas fils
has works in the collection: Memoria Chilena
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P8168: impedance of vacuum
influenced by: Walter Scott
P12674: Interstate Highway System
member of: Order of Isabella the Catholic‎
birth name: Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie
significant person: Edouard Zier
P12749: Trifolium hybridum

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Alexandre Dumas, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

“The Count of Bragelonne or: Ten years later: Second continuation of the” three musketeers. " 15/18

Memories of a doctor. [1,] 21/24

From Paris to Astrakhan: Travel pictures. 3

Impressions de voyage

The Lady of Monsoreau. 13/16

Monaldeschi: Game of mourning in three elevators

The Lady of Monsoreau: Historical-romantic custom from the times of Henry III, King of France. 5

Memories of a doctor. [1,] 21/24

“The Count of Bragelonne or: Ten years later: Second continuation of the” three musketeers. " 29/32

Maria Michon’s Cakes: Comedy in Two Acts

The Musketeers: drama in six paintings

Love and ambition or Count Herman: drama in five acts

Consciousness: drama in five acts and prose

The count of Morcef (Third part of Monte-Christ): drama in seven paintings,

Conspire with a bad star, or Harmental’s knight: comedy novel in 7 paintings, written in French

The Women’s War: Drama in Five Acts and Ten Tables

the daughter of the rejente: drama in four acts

The Prisoner of the Rack: End of Musketeers: Drama in Six Tables

Album musica [Música notada] : nº 109

Pablo el marino [Texto impreso] :]drama en cinco actos

Choeur des Girondins

"The Three Musketeers. 6, Von Artagnan, or twenty years later; 3

Memories of a doctor. [1,] 9/13

The Fifty-fifth 6

"The Three Musketeers. 7, Von Artagnan, or twenty years later; 4

The Lady of Monsoreau: Historical-romantic custom from the times of Henry III, King of France. 4

The Fifty-fifth 2

The Count of Moret: Historical novel by Alexander Dumas. 6

The Fifty-fifth: a historical novel. 4

Memories of a doctor. [1,] 9/13

“The Count of Bragelonne or: Ten years later: Second continuation of the” three musketeers. " 37/41

Memories of a doctor. [1,] 14/16

"The Three Musketeers. 9, Von Artagnan, or twenty years later; 6

La San Felice: Historical novel from the time of Naples during the French rule by Alexander Dumas. German by A. Kretzschmar. 14

The Count of Monte Christo. 19/23

"The Three Musketeers. 1.

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Encyclopedic overview

Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright.

His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. Since the early 20th century, his novels have been adapted into nearly 200 films. Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totalled 100,000 pages. In the 1840s, Dumas founded the Théâtre Historique in Paris.

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