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Who was born in 1842

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Camille Flammarion

Camille Flammarion

18421925

French astronomer, prolific author of popular science and early science fiction, and founder of L'Astronomie magazine

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Stéphane Mallarmé

Stéphane Mallarmé

18421898

French Symbolist poet whose experimental verse inspired Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism

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Jules Massenet

Jules Massenet

18421912

French composer of the Romantic era best known for his more than thirty operas, including Manon and Werther