Dumas

Du·mas  (d-mä, dy-, dü-), Alexandre Known as "Dumas père." 1802-1870.

French writer of swashbuckling historical romances, such as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers (both 1844). His son Alexandre (1824-1895), known as "Dumas fils," was a dramatist whose works include La Dame aux Camélias (1852).

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Dumas (French) [dymɑ]

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1. (Biographies / Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870) M, French, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist) Alexandre (alɛksɑ̃drə), known as Dumas père. 1802-70, French novelist and dramatist, noted for his historical romances The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) and The Three Musketeers (1844)

2. (Biographies / Dumas, Alexandre (1824-1895) M, French, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist) his son, Alexandre, known as Dumas fils. 1824-95, French novelist and dramatist, noted esp for the play he adapted from an earlier novel, La Dame aux camélias (1852)

3. (Biographies / Dumas, Jean-Baptiste André (1800-1884) M, French, SCIENCE: chemist) Jean-Baptiste André (ʒɑ̃batist ɑ̃dre). 1800-84, French chemist, noted for his research on vapour density and atomic weight

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Dumas - French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870) Alexandre Dumas