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Auguste Escoffier

1847 - 1935

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Georges Auguste Escoffier (French: [ʒɔʁʒ oɡyst ɛskɔfje]; 28 October 1846 – 12 February 1935) was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods. Much of Escoffier's technique was based on that of Marie-Antoine Carême, one of the codifiers of French haute cuisine; Escoffier's achievement was to simplify and modernise Carême's elaborate and ornate style. In particular, he codified the recipes for the five mother sauces. Referred to by the French press as roi des cuisiniers et cuisinier des rois ("king of chefs and chef of kings"—also previously said of Carême), Escoffier was a preeminent figure in London and Paris during the 1890s and the early part of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Auguste Escoffier is the 388th most popular writer (up from 442nd in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from France (up from 524th in 2019) and the 68th most popular French Writer.

Auguste Escoffier is most famous for being the founder of French haute cuisine. He was a chef and restaurateur who published a cookbook called "Le Guide Culinaire" in 1903.

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Among writers, Auguste Escoffier ranks 388 out of 7,302. Before him are Karl May, Sayyid Qutb, Constantine P. Cavafy, Alphonse de Lamartine, Ali-Shir Nava'i, and Julio Cortázar. After him are Cornelius Nepos, Elena Ferrante, Sylvia Plath, Paul Éluard, Octavio Paz, and Enheduanna.

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Among people born in 1847, Auguste Escoffier ranks 7. Before him are Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Paul von Hindenburg, Maria Feodorovna, Otto Wallach, and Bram Stoker. After him are Joseph Pulitzer, Jesse James, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Georges Sorel, Jean Casimir-Perier, and Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1935, Auguste Escoffier ranks 12. Before him are Alfred Dreyfus, T. E. Lawrence, Paul Signac, Victor Grignard, Emmy Noether, and Alban Berg. After him are Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Astrid of Sweden, Charles Richet, André Citroën, Henri Barbusse, and Carlos Gardel.

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Among people born in France, Auguste Escoffier ranks 461 out of 6,770. Before him are Émile Bernard (1868), Theodor Eicke (1892), Leslie Caron (1931), André Le Nôtre (1613), Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752), and Alphonse de Lamartine (1790). After him are Livilla (-13), Jean Monnet (1888), Alexis Carrel (1873), Paul Éluard (1895), Jean Fouquet (1420), and Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1714).

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Among writers born in France, Auguste Escoffier ranks 68. Before him are Maurice Leblanc (1864), Paul Valéry (1871), Pierre Beaumarchais (1732), Théophile Gautier (1811), Jean Genet (1910), and Alphonse de Lamartine (1790). After him are Paul Éluard (1895), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), Jacques Prévert (1900), William of Rubruck (1220), and Gregory of Tours (538).

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