Maurice Sand

Writer, Author

1823 – 1889

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Who was Maurice Sand?

Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld, Baron Dudevant, better known as Maurice Sand, was a French illustrator and writer. Maurice Sand also experimented in various other subjects, including painting, geology, and biology. He was the son of Baron Casimir Dudevant and his wife, French novelist and feminist George Sand.

Maurice Sand studied under Eugène Delacroix. In addition to his numerous novels, Sand is best remembered for his monumental study of commedia dell'arte: Masques et bouffons.

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Born
Jun 30, 1823
Paris
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  • France
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Died
Sep 4, 1889
Nohant-Vic

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on July 23, 2013

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