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unusual facts about François Fournier-Sarlovèze


François Fournier

François Fournier-Sarlovèze (1773–1827), French general of the Napoleonic Wars


Charles-François Fournier

He was defeated by Louis-Bonaventure Caron when he ran for reelection in 1858 but was declared elected later that same year.

François Fournier

Jean-François Fournier (born 1966), writer, poet and biographer from Saint-Maurice

Jean-François Fournier

Egon Schiele ou la décadence de Vienne, 1890-1918 (biography), Ed.

Jacques Villeneuve : au nom du père et du fils (biography), Ed.

Pierre Dupont de l'Étang

Dupont's series of duels fought against Fournier-Sarlovèze formed the basis for a Conrad short story which was adapted in turn by Ridley Scott in his first feature film as director, The Duellists in 1977.

The Duellists

Their names were Dupont and Fournier-Sarlovèze, whom Conrad disguised slightly, changing Dupont into d'Hubert and Fournier into Féraud.


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