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Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de

(1732-99) French writer. Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright, well-known for his two comedies: "Le barbier de Seville" (1775) and "Le mariage de Figaro" (1784).

Comédie-Française: Beaumarchais

Read a biography of Beaumarchais. French.

Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799)

Read this biography of the French dramatist Beaumarchais.

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