François Toussaint Gros (, ) was an Occitan-language writer from

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. Gros was born in

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and studied to be a priest, however he was never ordained. He was a friend of Marquise

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(grand daughter of

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). He lived in

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for a time where he got married and had children and finally settled in

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where he obtained the administrative charge of ''fermier'' and where he died.

External links

''Recuil de pouesiés prouvençalos'', 1763 edition.

''Complete work'', 1841. {{DEFAULTSORT:Francois Toussaint Gros Writers from Marseille Occitan-language writers 18th-century French writers