Comte Donatien Alphonse François de (dɔnasjɛ̃ alfɔ̃s frɑ̃swa də), known as the Marquis de Sade. 1740–1814, French soldier and writer, whose exposition of sexual perversion gave rise to the term sadism
Sade in American English
(sɑd; sæd)
Marquis de(full name Comte Donatien Alphonse François de Sade) 1740-1814; Fr. soldier & novelist, whose writings describe sexual aberrations