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1840 – 1897Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897)Died 16 December 1897, aged 57Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist best known for Letters from My Windmill and the comic character Tartarin of Tarascon. He wrote extensively about Provencal life and later works reflecting his long struggle with illness. He died in Paris on 16 December 1897.