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Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas wrote the classic adventure novel The Three Musketeers and some of the most famous and popular stories in French literature. Beginning in 1844 he had a string of brilliantly…

Dumas, Thomas-Alexandre

(Encyclopedia) Dumas, Thomas-Alexandre or AlexandreDumas, Thomas-Alexandre or Alexandretōmäˈ-sälĕksäNˈdrə [key]Dumas, Thomas-Alexandre or Alexandre dümäˈ, älĕksäNˈ– [key] 1762–1806, French…

Dumas fils

(Encyclopedia) Dumas fils: see Dumas, Alexandre (1824–95).

Dumas père

(Encyclopedia) Dumas père: see Dumas, Alexandre (1802–70).

Château d'If

(Encyclopedia) Château d'IfChâteau d'Ifshätōˌdēfˈ [key], castle built in 1524 on the small rocky isle of If, in the Mediterranean Sea off Marseilles, SE France. Long used as a state prison, it was…

Monte Cristo

(Encyclopedia) Monte CristoMonte Cristomŏnˌtē krĭsˈtō, Ital. mônˈtā krēˈstō [key], unpopulated, rocky island, 6 sq mi (15.5 sq km), belonging to Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Corsica and the…

Charley Dumas

Charley DumasBorn: Feb. 12, 1937U.S. high jumper first man to clear 7 feet (7-01/2) on June 29, 1956; won gold medal at 1956 Olympics.Don DrysdaleD - FTim Duncan

Dumas, Jean Baptiste André

(Encyclopedia) Dumas, Jean Baptiste AndréDumas, Jean Baptiste AndrézhäN bätēstˈ äNdrāˈ [key]Dumas, Jean Baptiste André dümäˈ [key], 1800–1884, French organic chemist. He was distinguished for his…