Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (June 25, 1858 – June 25, 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to Paris shortly after his birth. During the time of the Paris Commune, at age 13, he was sent to study at Collège de Meaux and after graduation in 1876, he went on to serve in the French military before taking a job as a...
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Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (June 25, 1858 – June 25, 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to Paris shortly after his birth. During the time of the Paris Commune, at age 13, he was sent to study at Collège de Meaux and after graduation in 1876, he went on to serve in the French military before taking a job as a...