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Georges Duhamel

1884 - 1966

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Georges Duhamel (; French: [dy.amɛl]; 30 June 1884 – 13 April 1966) was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit, the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin. In 1935, he was elected as a member of the Académie française. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Duhamel is the 1,864th most popular writer (down from 1,498th in 2019), the 2,141st most popular biography from France (down from 1,748th in 2019) and the 262nd most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Georges Duhamel ranks 1,864 out of 7,302. Before him are Josef Lada, Trygve Gulbranssen, Oswald von Wolkenstein, Ji Kang, Hanns Heinz Ewers, and Agathangelos. After him are Dobrodeia of Kiev, Paulinus II of Aquileia, Luis de León, Prosper of Aquitaine, John Christopher, and Richard Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Georges Duhamel ranks 62. Before him are Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, Henri Cornet, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Yasuji Okamura, Drastamat Kanayan, and Corrado Gini. After him are Rómulo Gallegos, Georg Lindemann, Jean Paulhan, Mikhail Borodin, Helene Deutsch, and Joseph Boxhall. Among people deceased in 1966, Georges Duhamel ranks 65. Before him are Caterina Albert, Yasuji Okamura, Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern, Vladimir Minorsky, Victor Brauner, and Bai Chongxi. After him are Mir Sultan Khan, Elena Stasova, Edward Gordon Craig, Amédée Ozenfant, Venceslau Brás, and Hermann Scherchen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Duhamel ranks 2,141 out of 6,770. Before him are Édouard Molinaro (1928), Leos Carax (1960), Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700), Odo III, Duke of Burgundy (1166), Roland Bonaparte (1858), and Pontus De la Gardie (1520). After him are Louis Trousselier (1881), François-André Vincent (1746), Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789), John Eudes (1601), and Adolphe Monticelli (1824).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Georges Duhamel ranks 262. Before him are Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740), Pierre Reverdy (1889), Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1808), Jacques Cazotte (1719), Joseph Joubert (1754), and Marcel Schwob (1867). After him are Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Yasmina Reza (1959), Jean-Pierre Thiollet (1956), Tristan Corbière (1845), Émile Augier (1820), and Hincmar (806).

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