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Robèrt Lafont
French linguist (1923–2009).
Born March 16th, 1923 in Nîmes.
Died June 24th, 2009 at 86 years old in Florence. [ref]
Occupations
linguist, literary historian, playwright, poet, university teacher, writer
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