Abel Lefranc
Literature historian (1863-1952) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 89
Maurice Jules Abel Lefranc was a historian of French literature, expert on Rabelais, and the principal advocate of the Derbyite theory of Shakespeare authorship.
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1952Died27 November 19521896Saintour PrizeAward1893Prix ThérouanneAward1889Prix ThiersAward1863Born27 July 1863
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France
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Lived 1863 to 1952 · aged 89
