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Edmond About

Edmond François Valentin About, who was born in 1828 in Dieuze (Moselle) and died on 16 January 1885 in Paris, was a French writer, journalist and art critic, and a member of the Académie française.

He strongly opposed the realism of Gustave Courbet.

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French writer and critic (1828-1885)

Born 14 February 1828
Died 16 January 1885

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French writer and critic (1828-1885)

Born 14 February 1828
Died 16 January 1885
Subjects
Description and travel, Politics and government, Economics, Exhibitions, Fiction, French fiction, French literature, History, Popes, Temporal power, Art, Classic Literature, Community, French Art, French language, Labor, Progress, Readers, Roman question, Social history, Social life and customs, Vice, Alsace (France), Corporation law, Fiction, general
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Italy, Rome, France, Papal States, Egypt, Europe, Greece, Alsace (France), Paris, Paris (France), Parnès, Rome (Italy)
People
Edmond About (1828-1885)
Time
1810-1840, 19th century, 1789-1900, 1800-1900, 1849-1870

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  • Edmond François Valentin About
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  • Edmond Francois Valentin About
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