Vidocq, Eugène François
1775 - 1857

Few people have had a life and a professional career to match that of the criminal, police officer, criminologist and...

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Sarraute, Nathalie
1900 - 1999

The French author Nathalie Sarraute was born as Natalie Tcherniak in Ivanovo-Voznesensk in Russia. She grew up in an...

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Stendhal
1783 - 1842

French author born in Grenoble as Marie-Henri Beyle. His father was a lawyer. Beyle went to Paris as a young man where he...

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Ginsberg, Allen
1926 - 1997

American poet born in Newark, New Jersey. His father, Louis, was also a poet and teacher. His mother was a Russian,...

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