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(shä-tō′brē-äɴ, shă-), Vicomte François René de 1768-1848.
(shä-tō′brē-äɴ, shă-), Vicomte François René de 1768-1848. French political leader, diplomat, and writer considered a forerunner of romanticism. His works include Atala (1801), The Genius of Christianity (1802), and Memoirs from beyond the Tomb, published posthumously.