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François Furet

1927 - 1997

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François Furet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa fyʁɛ]; 27 March 1927 – 12 July 1997) was a French historian and president of the Saint-Simon Foundation, best known for his books on the French Revolution. From 1985 to 1997, Furet was a professor of French history at the University of Chicago. Furet was elected to the Académie française in March 1997, just three months before he died in July. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Furet is the 154th most popular historian (down from 132nd in 2019), the 2,317th most popular biography from France (down from 2,026th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, François Furet ranks 154 out of 561. Before him are Richard Pipes, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Shlomo Sand, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Adémar de Chabannes, and Doukas. After him are Matrakçı Nasuh, Gottfried Achenwall, Martino Martini, Norman Davies, Hermann Abert, and Marin Barleti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, François Furet ranks 130. Before him are Gordon Cooper, Prince Charles of Luxembourg, Colin Davis, Ken Russell, Alfredo Kraus, and Alan King. After him are Nguyễn Khánh, Vasile Milea, Al Martino, Coretta Scott King, Yury Grigorovich, and Erich Probst. Among people deceased in 1997, François Furet ranks 94. Before him are Jean Françaix, Gunpei Yokoi, Jacinto Quincoces, Giuseppe De Santis, Jean-Dominique Bauby, and Francisco Aramburu. After him are Martin Schwarzschild, Lyman Spitzer, Bo Widerberg, Jambyn Batmönkh, Chiang Wei-kuo, and Allan Edwall.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Furet ranks 2,317 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul Héroult (1863), Alexandre Ribot (1842), Alain Ducasse (1956), Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594), Lucien Muller (1934), and Olivier Giroud (1986). After him are Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1434), Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773), Edmond Locard (1877), Christian Lacroix (1951), Bernadette Chirac (1933), and André Glucksmann (1937).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, François Furet ranks 22. Before him are Pierre Nora (1931), Guibert of Nogent (1055), Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1610), Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), and Adémar de Chabannes (989). After him are Augustin Thierry (1795), Charles Diehl (1859), George Cœdès (1886), Henri Maspero (1883), Paul Veyne (1930), and Roger Chartier (1945).

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