Pascal Payen-Appenzeller

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Pascal Payen-Appenzeller (born 13 May 1944) is Franco-Swiss historian, poet and writer. His father was French and his mother was the Swiss daughter of the Swiss-German pastor and printer Friedrich Appenzeller. [1]

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References

  1. Thompson, William J. (September 2007). French XX Bibliography: A Bibliography for the Study of French Literature and Culture Since 1885. Associated University Presse. ISBN   978-1-57591-115-1.

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