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Francis Ponge

1899 - 1988

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Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge (French: [pɔ̃ʒ]; 27 March 1899 – 6 August 1988) was a French poet. He developed a form of prose poem, minutely examining everyday objects. He was the third recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Ponge is the 3,099th most popular writer (down from 2,728th in 2019), the 3,251st most popular biography from France (down from 2,976th in 2019) and the 413th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Ponge ranks 3,099 out of 7,302. Before her are Alexey Troitsky, John Edward Williams, Laza Kostić, Johann Heinrich Voss, Mukaghali Makatayev, and Fumiko Enchi. After her are Alois Musil, Johan Bojer, Zivia Lubetkin, Richard Bandler, E. L. Doctorow, and Jack Higgins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Francis Ponge ranks 154. Before her are Fritz von Opel, Sára Salkaházi, Anita Berber, Georg Leibbrandt, Pierre Victor Auger, and Harold Abrahams. After her are Masujiro Nishida, Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven, Chief Dan George, Ramón Muttis, Li Lisan, and Gale Sondergaard. Among people deceased in 1988, Francis Ponge ranks 107. Before her are Hal Ashby, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Pál Titkos, Solomon, and Marcel Bozzuffi. After her are Kwon Ki-ok, John Houseman, Erich Fried, Shen Congwen, Hillel Slovak, and Ulanhu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Ponge ranks 3,251 out of 6,770. Before her are Marcel Bozzuffi (1928), Charles Chamberland (1851), Henri Queuille (1884), René Duguay-Trouin (1673), Régine Pernoud (1909), and Princess Françoise of Orléans (1902). After her are Hippolyte Bayard (1801), Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609), Gérard Darmon (1948), Arnaud Denjoy (1884), Sabine Azéma (1949), and J. F. Oberlin (1740).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Francis Ponge ranks 413. Before her are Jean Richepin (1849), Maria Deraismes (1828), Antoine de Rivarol (1753), Jules Barbier (1825), René Daumal (1908), and Charles Pinot Duclos (1704). After her are Jean-Sifrein Maury (1746), Jean Desmarets (1595), Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé (1599), Léon Daudet (1867), Étienne Pivert de Senancour (1770), and Vincent Voiture (1597).

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