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Daniel Guérin

1904 - 1988

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Daniel Guérin (French: [danjɛl ɡeʁɛ̃]; 19 May 1904 – 14 April 1988) was a French libertarian-communist author, best known for his work Anarchism: From Theory to Practice, as well as his collection No Gods No Masters: An Anthology of Anarchism in which he collected writings on the idea and movement it inspired, from the first writings of Max Stirner in the mid-19th century through the first half of the 20th century. He is also known for his opposition to Nazism, fascism, capitalism, imperialism and colonialism, in addition to his support for the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) during the Spanish Civil War. His revolutionary defense of free love and homosexuality influenced the development of queer anarchism. He sought to combine the ideology of Marxism and anarchism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Guérin is the 3,370th most popular writer, the 3,465th most popular biography from France (down from 3,460th in 2019) and the 435th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Daniel Guérin ranks 3,370 out of 7,302Before him are Jean Effel, Giosafat Barbaro, Peter Benchley, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Dunash ben Labrat, and Alexander Dukhnovych. After him are Bhavabhuti, Constantine of Preslav, William Hope Hodgson, Mikhail Koltsov, Françoise d'Eaubonne, and Aino Kallas.

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Among people born in 1904, Daniel Guérin ranks 165Before him are Oliver Macdonald, Giulio Gaudini, A. H. M. Jones, Armando Castellazzi, Chen Boda, and Salomėja Nėris. After him are John Farrow, Ciriaco Errasti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Andrew Marton, Henry Russell, and Aleksei Kapler. Among people deceased in 1988, Daniel Guérin ranks 117Before him are Shen Congwen, Hillel Slovak, Ulanhu, Lygia Clark, Irmgard Seefried, and Henry Murray. After him are Pietro Arcari, Franca Raimondi, Cyril Jackson, Pete Maravich, Mikha'il Na'ima, and Enzo Sacchi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Daniel Guérin ranks 3,465 out of 6,770Before him are Pierre Bachelet (1944), Gérard Blain (1930), Augustin-Alexandre Dumont (1801), Michel Deville (1931), Jean Effel (1908), and Georges Mandel (1885). After him are Philippe Cattiau (1892), Nicolas Baudin (1754), Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (1860), Sebastianus (400), Gaël Monfils (1986), and Bernard Picart (1673).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Daniel Guérin ranks 435Before him are Léon-Paul Fargue (1876), Antoine Furetière (1619), Louis Pergaud (1882), Alphonse de Châteaubriant (1877), Pierre Benoit (1886), and Jean Effel (1908). After him are Françoise d'Eaubonne (1920), Thomas of Britain (1200), William of Jumièges (1000), Charles de Saint-Évremond (1613), Jean-François Revel (1924), and Pierre Jean Jouve (1887).