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George du Maurier

1834 - 1896

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George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in Punch and a Gothic novel Trilby, featuring the character Svengali. His son was the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier. The writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier and the artist Jeanne du Maurier were all granddaughters of George. He was also father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George du Maurier is the 5,068th most popular writer (down from 4,697th in 2019), the 4,570th most popular biography from France (down from 4,308th in 2019) and the 576th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George du Maurier ranks 5,068 out of 7,302. Before him are Roland Dorgelès, John Gardner, Mary Stewart, Daína Chaviano, Sarah Kane, and Vasily Yan. After him are Amitav Ghosh, Takeshi Shudo, Linda Grant, Miyamoto Yuriko, Michiel de Swaen, and Joseph Wambaugh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, George du Maurier ranks 84. Before him are Felix Dahn, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, Jacob Volhard, Heinrich Caro, and Yuriy Fedkovych. After him are Louis Ruchonnet, Aleksey Suvorin, José Eugenio Ellauri, Édouard Pailleron, Charles Augustus Young, and Maurice Raynaud. Among people deceased in 1896, George du Maurier ranks 77. Before him are Élie-Abel Carrière, Luigi Palmieri, Jane Wilde, Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Hugo Gyldén, and Ilya Berezin. After him are Eugen Baumann, Theodore Robinson, Narciso Campero, William Quan Judge, Paul Arène, and Francis James Child.

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In France

Among people born in France, George du Maurier ranks 4,570 out of 6,770. Before him are Camille Erlanger (1863), Josette Day (1914), Roland Dorgelès (1885), Jean-Claude Magnan (1941), Marisol Escobar (1930), and Lucien Mérignac (1873). After him are Yves Herbet (1945), Roger de Barbarin (1860), Michiel de Swaen (1654), Henri Leconte (1963), Jean-Christophe Rufin (1952), and Guy de la Chapelle (1868).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, George du Maurier ranks 576. Before him are Jean Aicard (1848), Albert Samain (1858), Hervé Guibert (1955), Jean Vautrin (1933), Paul Louis Courier (1772), and Roland Dorgelès (1885). After him are Michiel de Swaen (1654), Jean-Christophe Rufin (1952), Marguerite Audoux (1863), Jacques Jasmin (1798), René Boylesve (1867), and Jacques Audiberti (1899).

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