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Baron '''Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès''' (born '''Georges-Charles d'Anthès'''; 5 February 1812 – 2 November 1895) was a [[France|French]] military officer and politician. Despite his later career as a [[French Senate|senator]] under the [[Second French Empire]], D'Anthès is mostly known for fatally wounding the eminent Russian poet [[Alexander Pushkin]] in a [[Alexander Pushkin#Death|duel]] in 1837.
 
==Career==