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Edmond de Goncourt
1822May, 26

Edmond de Goncourt

Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt (d. 1896)
Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (pronounced [ɛdmɔ̃ də ɡɔ̃kuʁ]; 26 May 1822 – 16 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.

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