ALEXANDRE SOUMET
\ˌalɪɡzˈandə sˈa͡ʊmɪt], \ˌalɪɡzˈandə sˈaʊmɪt], \ˌa_l_ɪ_ɡ_z_ˈa_n_d_ə s_ˈaʊ_m_ɪ_t]\
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A French dramatist; born at Castelnaudary, Feb. 8, 1788; died at Compiegne, March 30, 1845. He won fame with his first elegy, "The Poor Girl" (1814). His principal tragedies are: "Clytemnestra" and "Saul" (1822); "Joan of Arc" (1825); "Elizabeth of France" (1828).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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