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1741 – 1803Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803)Died 5 September 1803, aged 61Pierre Choderlos de Laclos was a French army officer and novelist best known for Les Liaisons dangereuses, an epistolary novel of seduction and intrigue. He later served as a general in Napoleon's army. He died of illness while on campaign in Taranto, Italy.