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born: 11/7/1838
died: 8/19/1889
born as: Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

French poet, dramatist, and short-story writer whose work reflects a revolt against naturalism and a combination of Romantic idealism and cruel sensuality. His hatred of the mediocrity of a materialistic age and his compelling personality made a considerable impression on later writers. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature