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1790 – 1869Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869)Died 28 February 1869, aged 78Alphonse de Lamartine was a French poet, writer, and statesman who briefly led the provisional government of France during the 1848 revolution. His Romantic poetry, including "Meditations Poetiques," made him one of the most celebrated French writers of his generation. He died in Paris after years of declining health and financial hardship.