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Guillaume Apollinaire

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Born in:Italy
Year of Birth:1880
Year of death:1918

Biography

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Guillaume Apollinaire) of the Wąż coat of arms.}} (; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Polish descent.
Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the early 20th century, as well as one of the most impassioned defenders of Cubism and a forefather of Surrealism. He is credited with coining the term "Cubism"[https://archive.org/stream/albertgleizes1881robb#page/n3/mode/2up Daniel Robbins, 1964, Albert Gleizes 1881 – 1953, A Retrospective... more

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