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How he earned a place in Pantheon.(BOOKS)(THE LOST WORD)
From: The Washington Times
Date: 20021208
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Byline: Cynthia Grenier, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
On the 200th anniversary of his birth - July 22, 2002 - the earthly remains of Alexandre Dumas, grandson of a French marquis and a black Dominican slave and son of one of Napoleon's generals, were ceremoniously consigned to be placed in France's celebrated Pantheon in Paris, beside those of his friend Victor Hugo. Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile Zola and Andre Malraux are among the other distinguished men of French letters lying there on the Left Bank. The actual interment took place on Nov. 30, 2002, making the ...
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