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Béatrix Beck

1914 - 2008

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Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin. She was born at Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide who encouraged her to write about her experiences, including her mother's suicide, the war, and her poverty. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Béatrix Beck is the 5,162nd most popular writer (down from 5,058th in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 527th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Swiss Writer.

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Among writers, Béatrix Beck ranks 5,162 out of 7,302. Before her are Yurii Andrukhovych, Jacqueline Susann, William Harrison Ainsworth, Yashpal, Dagny Carlsson, and Alicia Giménez Bartlett. After her are Edward James, Paula Hawkins, Nancy Kress, Joël Dicker, György Faludy, and Rick Warren.

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Among people born in 1914, Béatrix Beck ranks 310. Before her are Sam Manekshaw, Louis Chaillot, Ersilio Tonini, Martí de Riquer i Morera, Karel Kolský, and Eddie Chapman. After her are Václav Mottl, Walter Behrendt, Edgar Reinhardt, Fiorenzo Marini, Qin Jiwei, and David Carstens. Among people deceased in 2008, Béatrix Beck ranks 266. Before her are Ollie Johnston, Natalia Bekhtereva, Sam Manekshaw, Walter Haummer, Nunzio Gallo, and Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada. After her are Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, Neil Aspinall, Tsvetanka Khristova, Brad Renfro, Johnny Griffin, and Gustaw Holoubek.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Béatrix Beck ranks 552 out of 1,015. Before her are Adolf Muschg (1934), Patrick Moraz (1948), Pierre Graber (1908), Bruno Heim (1911), Cesaro (1980), and Heinz Schiller (1930). After her are Georges Miez (1904), Joël Dicker (1985), Marc Delafontaine (1838), Pascal Zuberbühler (1971), Max de Terra (1918), and Albert Rösti (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Switzerland

Among writers born in Switzerland, Béatrix Beck ranks 47. Before her are Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Robert Pinget (1919), Johann David Wyss (1743), Urs Widmer (1938), Martin Suter (1948), and Adolf Muschg (1934). After her are Joël Dicker (1985), Alain de Botton (1969), Jacques Chessex (1934), Kurt Marti (1921), Christian Kracht (1966), and Peter Stamm (1963).

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