Claire de Duras
French writer
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Claire, Duchess of Duras was a French writer best known for her 1823 novel called Ourika, which examines issues of racial and sexual equality, and which inspired the 1969 John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman. Wikipedia
Born: March 23, 1777, Brest, France
Died: January 16, 1828 (age 50 years), Nice, France
Parents: Armand de Kersaint
Children: Félicie de Durfort and Clara de Durfort
Grandchild: Amédée de Chastellux
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