Alexandre Dumas fils
Writing
July 27, 1824
Died at age 71
November 27, 1895
Date of Death
Paris, France
Biography
Alexandre Dumas, fils (27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French writer and dramatist, best known for Camille (a.k.a. The Lady of the Camellias). He was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père, also a writer and playwright. He was admitted to the Académie française in 1874 and awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1894.