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  • NAME: Robert Louis Stevenson
  • OCCUPATION: Author
  • BIRTH DATE: November 13, 1850
  • DEATH DATE: December 03, 1894
  • EDUCATION: Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh University
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Edinburgh, Scotland
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Vailima, Samoa
  • Full Name: Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
  • AKA: Robert Louis Stevenson

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Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th century Scottish writer notable for such novels as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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Robert Louis Stevenson died of a stroke on December 3, 1894, at his home in Vailima, Samoa. He was buried at the top of Mount Vaea, overlooking the sea.

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