- literary executor
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a person entrusted with the publishable works and other papers of a deceased author.[1865-70]
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literary executor
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Rufus Griswold — Rufus Wilmot Griswold Autres noms Ludwig Activités anthologiste, poète, critique littéraire, rédacteur en chef Naissance 15 février 1812 Décès … Wikipédia en Français
