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Edgar Quinet
French writer (1803–1875) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Métro station, see Edgar Quinet (Paris Métro).
For the warship, see French cruiser Edgar Quinet.
Edgar Quinet (French: [kinɛ]; 17 February 1803 – 27 March 1875) was a French historian and intellectual.
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