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Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy of Pailleterie) was born on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, in the department of Aisne, in Picardy, France. He is known as Alexandre Dumas (father). The father of Alexandre Dumas, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was general under the command of Bonaparte.

Throughout his life, he wrote a lot of successful novels. His most famous novels are: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.

His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Alexandre Dumas (father) helped his son, Alexandre Dumas, become a successful novelist and playwright. They are known as Alexandre Dumas père (father) and Alexandre Dumas fils (son).

Alexandre Dumas dies on 5 December 1870 (aged 68).
In 1970, the Alexandre Dumas Paris Métro station was named in his honor. His country home outside Paris, the Château de Monte-Cristo, has been restored and is open to the public as a museum.

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