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Maurice Sand

1823 – 1889

French illustrator and writer

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Lived 1823 – 1889 (aged 66). Maurice Sand was a French writer, designer, painter, entomologist and marionetteist.

Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant, known as Baron Dudevant but better known by the pseudonym Maurice Sand (30 June 1823 – 4 September 1889), was a French writer, artist and entomologist. He studied art under Eugène Delacroix and also experimented in various other subjects, including geology and biology.

He was the elder child and only son of George Sand, a French novelist and feminist, and her husband, Baron François Casimir Dudevant. In addition to his numerous novels, he is best remembered for his monumental study of commedia dell'arte – Masques et bouffons (comédie italienne), 1860.

Works Callirhoé, Paris, M. Lévy frères, 1864 Catalogue raisonné des lépidoptères du Berry & de l'Auvergne, Paris, E. Deyrolle, 1879 George Sand et le Théâtre de Nohant, Paris, les Cent une, 1930 La Fille du singe, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1886 Le Coq aux cheveux d'or, Paris, Librairie Internationale, 1867 Le Québec : lettres de voyage, 1862; réimp. Paris, Magellan & Cie, 2006 Le Théâtre des marionnettes, Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1890 L'Atelier d'Eugène Delacroix de 1839 à 1848, Paris, Fondation George et Maurice Sand, 1963 L'Augusta, Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1872 Mademoiselle Azote. André Beauvray, Paris, Lévy, 1870 Mademoiselle de Cérignan, Paris, Michel-Lévy frères, 1874 Masques et bouffons (comédie italienne), texte et dessins, préf. George Sand, 1860 Miss Mary, Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1868 Portrait de Maurice SandRaoul de la Chastre : aventures de guerre et d'amour, Paris, M. Lévy frères, 1865 Recueil des principaux types créés avec leurs costumes sur le théâtre de Nohant, [S.l. s.n.], 1846–1886 Six mille lieues à toute vapeur, Paris, M. Lévy frères, 1873; réimp. Paris, Guénégaud, 2000 Le Monde des Papillons, préface de George Sand, suivi de l'Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères d'Europe par A. Depuiset, Paris, Rothschild, 1867

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Jean Francois Maurice Sand, Jean François Maurice Sand, Jean François Maurice du Devant, Jean-François-Maurice Dudevant, Devant Sand, Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld
moreBaron Dudevant

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Maurice Sand?

French illustrator and writer (1823-1889)

When was Maurice Sand born?

Maurice Sand was born on 30 June 1823 in Paris.

When did Maurice Sand die?

Maurice Sand died on 4 September 1889 in Nohant-Vic.

What was Maurice Sand's occupation?

Maurice Sand was a writer, designer, painter, entomologist and marionetteist.

What nationality was Maurice Sand?

Maurice Sand was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Maurice Sand

· Wikidata: Q1385973

· DBpedia: Maurice Sand

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