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Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais

Died on May 18, 1799

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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (pronounced; né Caron; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French playwright and diplomat of the Age of Enlightenment.

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