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Laurent Tailhade

Laurent Tailhade (April 16, 1854, Tarbes – November 1, 1919, Combes-la-Ville) was a French satirical poet, anarchist polemicist, essayist, and translator, active in Paris in the 1890s and early 1900s. In April 1894, Tailhade was injured in the Foyot bombing in Paris while he was having dinner with his partner, Julia Miahle, in a restaurant. The bomb was hidden in a flower pot and placed on the windowsill near them.

Laurent Tailhade

Portrait of French poet Laurent Tailhade (1854-1919) from Le Livre des masques (vol. I, 1896) by Remy de Gourmont (1858-1916)

Félix Vallotton · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain

Name
Laurent Tailhade
Born
16 April 1854
Birthplace
Tarbes, France
Died
1 November 1919
Place of death
Combes-la-Ville, France
Occupation
* poet
Nationality
France.
Languages
French and Latin.

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Laurent Tailhade (April 16, 1854, Tarbes – November 1, 1919, Combes-la-Ville) was a French satirical poet, anarchist polemicist, essayist, and translator, active in Paris in the 1890s and early 1900s. In April 1894, Tailhade was injured in the Foyot bombing in Paris while he was having dinner with his partner, Julia Miahle, in a restaurant. The bomb was hidden in a flower pot and placed on the windowsill near them.

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