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Georges de Scudéry
1667May, 14

Georges de Scudéry

Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
Georges de Scudéry (22 August 1601 – 14 May 1667), the elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry, was a French novelist, dramatist and poet.

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