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André Clot

1909 - 2002

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André Clot (9 November 1909 – 15 November 2002) was a French historian and essayist. Clot worked from 1936 to 1942 for the news agency Agence Havas, from 1943 to 1945 for Radio-Brazzaville and finally from 1945 up to his superannuation for the Agence France-Presse. He lived for many years in Turkey and the countries of the Near and Middle East and was expert on Islam. He published books about the history and culture of Islamic countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Clot is the 269th most popular historian (up from 310th in 2019), the 3,310th most popular biography from France (up from 3,709th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, André Clot ranks 269 out of 561. Before him are Hermann Conring, Thomas the Archdeacon, Peter Brown, Frederick Jackson Turner, Festus, and Elishe. After him are A. H. M. Jones, Maxime Rodinson, Ahmad Kasravi, Yitzhak Arad, Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, and Karl Otfried Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, André Clot ranks 176. Before him are Lal Bokhari, André Vandewyer, Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma, Howard Da Silva, Martin Lings, and Hermann Lang. After him are Eric Ambler, Dana Andrews, Claude Cahen, Bernhard Grzimek, Juan Bosch, and Leyla Mammadbeyova. Among people deceased in 2002, André Clot ranks 141. Before him are Leo McKern, Eddie Bracken, Vlastimil Brodský, Mamo Wolde, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, and Dida. After him are Pat Flaherty, Lolita Torres, Xavier Montsalvatge, Herb Ritts, Héctor Trujillo, and Gustaaf Deloor.

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In France

Among people born in France, André Clot ranks 3,310 out of 6,770. Before him are Eugène Isabey (1803), Henri Brisson (1835), Edmond Audran (1840), Étienne Pivert de Senancour (1770), Claude Allègre (1937), and Théophraste Renaudot (1586). After him are Vincent Voiture (1597), Charles Pathé (1863), Aimeric de Peguilhan (1200), Georges Rayet (1839), Louis-Sébastien Lenormand (1757), and Maxime Rodinson (1915).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, André Clot ranks 34. Before him are Roger Chartier (1945), Edgar Quinet (1803), Joseph de Guignes (1721), Bernard Desclot (1201), Charles Rollin (1661), and Régine Pernoud (1909). After him are Maxime Rodinson (1915), Claude Cahen (1909), Georges Lefebvre (1874), Gustave Schlumberger (1844), Stéphane Courtois (1947), and Marc Ferro (1924).

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