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12th November 1840, the birthday of Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor.
Auguste Rodin (12th November 1840 – 17th November 1917) was a French sculptor famous for making sculptures. Some works are inspired by Dante's poems. Major works such as The Gates of Hell, a reproduction of a scene in Dante's anthology Inferno, and The Thinker, depicting a contemplative portrait of Dante.