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French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic (1811–1872)

Also known as: Pierre Jules Theophile Gautier, Теофиль Готье, تيوفيل غوتيه, 테오필 고티에, テオフィル・ゴーティエ, 泰奥菲尔·戈蒂耶

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