DUMAS, SENIOR

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870), French novelist and dramatist who has become almost legendary for his prolific literary output (almost 300 volumes) and the gusto with which he lived and wrote. He was known as Dumas pere (French, father). He had a son of the same name, called Dumas the younger. —Clearing Congress No. 1NThe Fact of Clearing Approved Glossary

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870), French novelist and dramatist who has become almost legendary for his prolific literary output (almost 300 volumes) and the gusto with which he lived and wrote. He was known as Dumas pere (French, father). He had a son of the same name, called Dumas the younger.