Date of birth: 9 April 1821
Date of death: 31 August 1867
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Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a nineteenth-century French poet, critic, and translator. A controversial figure in his lifetime, Baudelaire's name has become a byword for literary and artistic decadence. At the same time his works, in particular his book of poetry Les fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil), have been acknowledged as classics of French literature. ([Source][1].)

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baudelaire

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