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Claudel

American  
[kloh-del] / kloʊˈdɛl /

noun

  1. Camille, 1864–1943, French sculptor.

  2. Paul (Louis Charles) 1868–1955, French diplomat, poet, and dramatist.


Claudel British  
/ klodɛl /

noun

  1. Paul ( Louis Charles Marie ) (pɔl). 1868–1955, French dramatist, poet, and diplomat, whose works testify to his commitment to the Roman Catholic faith. His plays include L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912) and Le Soulier de satin (1919–24)

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“This information was given by a completely anonymous account, and we also don’t know the procedure used that allowed them to say it was generated by artificial intelligence,” Claudel said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Philippe Claudel, president of the Académie Goncourt, said that the evidence gathered thus far wasn’t enough to impugn Orélien’s book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A celebrated ancient marble of a crouching Venus, excavated in a Roman settlement near Lyon, France, entered the museum’s collection with noisy fanfare just a few years before Claudel executed her piece.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024

A modern cliché has it that an artist must suffer to achieve true success in their art, and Claudel, like Gentileschi and Kahlo, surely did.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

He knew that Mr. Claudel had been looking and loving.

From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein

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