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French illustrator and writer (1823–1889)

Maurice Sand
Maurice SandMaurice Sand in the 1880s
Born Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant(1823-06-30)30 June 1823Paris, France
Died 4 September 1889(1889-09-04) (aged 66)Nohant-Vic, France
Other names Baron Dudevant
Occupation(s) Writer and artist
Spouse Lina Calamatta
Children 2 daughters
Parents Casimir Dudevant (father)George Sand (mother)

Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant, known as Baron Dudevant but better known by the pseudonym Maurice Sand (30 June 1823 – 4 September 1889), was a French writer, artist and entomologist.[1] He studied art under Eugène Delacroix and also experimented in various other subjects, including geology and biology.

He was the elder child and only son of George Sand, a French novelist and feminist, and her husband, Baron François Casimir Dudevant. In addition to his numerous novels, he is best remembered for his monumental study of commedia dell'arteMasques et bouffons (comédie italienne), 1860.[2]

  1. ^ "Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant". www.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  2. ^ Masques et bouffons (comédie italienne) Online