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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
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French poet and critic (1636–1711)

Also known as: Nicolas Boileau, Boileau, Никола Буало, نيكولا بوالو, 니콜라 부알로 데스프로, ニコラ・ボアロー=デプレオー

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Known works

  • Oeuvres de Boileau Despréaux
  • A conversational graphic data processing system
  • Posthumous works of Monsieur Boileau
  • L' art poétique
  • Lutrin