Donatien Alphonse François, comte de Sade, known as the Marquis de Sade, was born on June 2, 1740, in Paris, France. He was a member of the French nobility and a career military officer. However, it was his literary works that would eventually earn him notoriety and a reputation as a provocateur.
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