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Jules Laforgue
Franco-Uruguayan poet
| Bio | Jules Laforgue was a Franco-Uruguayan poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have also pointed to Impressionism as a direct influence and his poetry has been called "part-symbolist, part-impressionist". Laforgue was a model for Pierre-Auguste Renoir, including for Renoir's 1881 painting Luncheon of the Boating Party.2 |
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| Born | 1860 Aug 161 |
| Died | 1887 Aug 201 |
| Occupation | poet, prose writer, translator1 |
| Cause of death | tuberculosis, natural causes1 |
| Status | Confirmed: Jules Laforgue is a 27 Club member |