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Antoine de Rivarol

Antoine de Rivarol (26 June 1753 – 11 April 1801) was a French royalist writer and translator who lived during the Revolutionary era. He was briefly married to the translator Louisa Henrietta de Rivarol.

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Antoine de Rivarol

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Born
1753.
Died
1801.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
writer, journalist, aphorist, poet, translator and French moralist.
Fields
polemical lampoon and essay.
Known for
The Universality of the French Language.

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Antoine de Rivarol (26 June 1753 – 11 April 1801) was a French royalist writer and translator who lived during the Revolutionary era. He was briefly married to the translator Louisa Henrietta de Rivarol.

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