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Also Known As Andreas Quercetanus • Andreas Querneus • Andreas Chesneus
Born May 1584 • France
Died May 30, 1640 (aged 56) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Historiae Francorum Scriptores”
Subjects Of Study history of France

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Alphonse de Lamartine
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