D0419900 (do͞o-mä′, dyo͞o-, dü-), Alexandre Known as "Dumas père." 1802-1870. French writer of swashbuckling historical romances, such as The Three Musketeers (1844) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1846). His son Alexandre (1824-1895), known as "Dumas fils," was a dramatist whose works include La Dame aux camélias (1852).