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1610 – 1660Paul Scarron (1610-1660)Died 6 October 1660, aged 50Paul Scarron was a French poet and dramatist celebrated for his burlesque verse and the picaresque novel Le Roman comique. Long disabled by illness, he remained a prominent figure in Parisian literary circles until his death on 6 October 1660.