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Marquis de Sade

Born on June 2, 1740

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Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade ( SA(H)D; French:; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) was a French writer, libertine, political activist, and nobleman best known for his libertine novels and imprisonment for sex crimes, blasphemy, and pornography.

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