Guillaume Apollinaire

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Also Known As	Guillelmus Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki • Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki
Born	August 26, 1880 • near Rome • Italy
Died	November 9, 1918 (aged 38) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Alcools” • “Calligrammes” • “L’Enchanteur pourrissant” • “The Poet Assassinated”
Movement / Style	Surrealism • The Beehive
Subjects Of Study	Cubism

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