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Born in Paris, France on March 16, 1839 the son of a Parisian shopkeeper. Died in Chatenay, France in September 1907.
"Awarded in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect."
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