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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782).

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  1. David BushnellAugust 30, 1740 – 1824
  2. Charles Willson PealeApril 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827
  3. Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (this page)October 18, 1741 – September 5, 1803
  4. Edmund CartwrightApril 24, 1743 – October 30, 1823
  5. John FitchJanuary 21, 1743 – July 2, 1798
  6. Martin Heinrich KlaprothDecember 1, 1743 – January 1, 1817

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