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Alexandre Dumas [a] (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, [b] 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), [1] [2] also known as Alexandre Dumas père, [c] 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.
Dumas (/ ˈ dj uː m ə s / DEW-məs) is a city and the county seat of Moore County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,501 at the 2020 census. Located approximately 40 miles north of Amarillo, the city is named for its founder, Louis Dumas (1856–1923). Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare, is also United States Highways 87 and 287.
Dumas (surname) Most notably, Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) French author and aristocrat. Dumas (musician) (born 1979), Canadian singer born Steve Dumas. Dumas Malone (1892–1986), Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian, biographer, and editor. Dumas or Dumarsais Simeus (born 1939), Haitian-born American businessman who ran for president of ...
Alexandre Dumas, pere, one of the most prolific and most popular French authors of the 19th century. He gained a great reputation first as a dramatist and then as a historical novelist, especially for such works as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Authors & Writers. Abolitionists. Alexandre Dumas is a celebrated French author best known for his historical adventure novels, including 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Count of Monte...
Oct 3, 2023 · Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist. One of France’s most famous novelists, Alexandre Dumas is famed for his tales of derring-do – and his life was every bit as eventful as his novels. Oct 3, 2023 • By Catherine Dent, MA 20th and 21st Century Literary Studies, BA English Literature. Alexandre Dumas is one of France’s ...
Alexandre Dumas, known as Dumas père, (born July 24, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France—died Dec. 5, 1870, Puys, near Dieppe), French playwright and novelist. Dumas’s first success was as a writer of melodramatic plays, including Napoléon Bonaparte (1831) and Antony (1831).
Alexandre Dumas has 11673 books on Goodreads with 3371921 ratings. Alexandre Dumas’s most popular book is The Count of Monte Cristo.
Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world.
The true story of Alex Dumas was itself ruthlessly suppressed by his greatest enemy—and remained buried for 200 years. In fact, Dumas became not merely a great soldier of the French Revolution but also the highest-ranking black leader in a modern white society before our own time—by the age of 32 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the ...
