biography
pronunciation:
[dü kã]
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| lived:
| (1822–94)
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| biography:
| Poet, novelist, art critic, and traveller, born in Paris, France, the son of the famous surgeon Theodore Du Camp (1792–1823). He published memoirs of his many travels, particularly in the Orient, such as Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie (1852). His Expédition des deux-Siciles (1861) recounted his experiences as a volunteer with Garibaldi. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1880. |
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