Paul Valéry, French Poet(1871-1945)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry
• Known as: Paul Valéry
• Birth: October 30, 1871, Sète, France
• Death: July 20, 1945, Paris, France
• Language: French
• Who he was: French poet, essayist, and philosopher; La Jeune Parque (The Young Fate); "Le Cimetière marin" ("The Cemetery by the Sea"); "L'Ébauche d'un serpent" ("Silhouette of a Serpent")
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