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Léo Taxil was the pseudonym of Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, a French journalist, publisher, writer, and novelist born in Marseille in 1854. He wrote in French and identified as an atheist. His notable works include *La vie de Jésus*, *Los amores secretos de Pio IX*, *La corruption fin-de-siècle*, *Les bétises sacrées*, and *La France maçonnique*.
Taxil died in Sceaux in 1907. He is associated with the Taxil hoax, a significant event in his life. His work has been described by sources such as the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1854
- Died
- 1907
- Works
- 36
Top works
- Liakatar ew zhamanakagrakan patmutʻiwn chizuitʻneru
- La vie de Jésus
- Los amores secretos de Pio IX
- La corruption fin-de-siècle
- Les bétises sacrées
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Marseille
- Place of death
- Sceaux
- Occupation
- proofreader
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- Léo Taxil (Melandri).jpg
- Significant event
- Taxil hoax
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- date of birth
- 1854-03-21
- date of death
- 1907-03-31
- Commons category
- Léo Taxil
- Commons Creator page
- Léo Taxil
- name in native language
- Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès
- pseudonym
- Léo Taxil
- writing language
- French
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- birth name
- Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès
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