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Dumas, Alexandre

1802–1870 · Contribution: 1820s–1870

Novelist, playwright, journalist

French novelist of African and Caribbean ancestry who wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, often collaborating with Auguste Maquet.

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Born
1802, Villers-Cotterêts, France
Active since
1820s–1870
Category
Literature & Writing
Best known for
Authored The Three MusketeersAuthored The Count of Monte CristoCreated some of the world's most enduring adventure literatureBecame one of the most widely read French writers in historyWas a French writer of African/Caribbean ancestry

Impact on the world

Dumas created characters and stories that became part of global popular culture, including Athos, Porthos, Aramis, D’Artagnan and Edmond Dantès. His novels have inspired translations, films, television and stage adaptations across generations. His work also documents the contributions of people of African descent to…

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    Bibliothèque nationale de France: Alexandre Dumas, populaire et intemporel

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