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Alexandre Soumet (1788–1845)
Soumet, Alexandre (sö-mā’). A French dramatist; born at Castelnaudary, Feb. 8, 1788; died at Compiègne, March 30, 1845. He won fame with his first elegy, ‘The Poor Girl’ (1814). His principal tragedies are: ‘Clytemnestra’ and ‘Saul’ (1822); ‘Joan of Arc’ (1825); ‘Elizabeth of France’ (1828).