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Jean-Marie Déguignet

Known for: Writer
Born: 19 July 1834
Died: 29 August 1905

Breton peasant, soldier, farmer, salesman, shopkeeper, libertarian and writer, who is best known for his memoirs, 'Les Mémoires d'un Paysan Bas-Breton' (1904), a classic depiction of the life of the rural poor in C19th France.

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