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Henry de Montherlant

1895 - 1972

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Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant (French: [mɔ̃tɛʁlɑ̃]; 20 April 1895 – 21 September 1972) was a French essayist, novelist, and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry de Montherlant is the 1,617th most popular writer (down from 1,503rd in 2019), the 1,870th most popular biography from France (down from 1,755th in 2019) and the 231st most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henry de Montherlant ranks 1,617 out of 7,302Before him are Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Ubertino of Casale, Ken Wilber, Constance Lloyd, and Laonikos Chalkokondyles. After him are René Char, Robert Brasillach, Thomas Moore, Hannah Szenes, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, and Ludwig Börne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Henry de Montherlant ranks 88Before him are Vinoba Bhave, Jack Dempsey, Dino Grandi, Shote Galica, Kurt Schumacher, and Sheng Shicai. After him are Walter Stennes, Paul Muni, René Mayer, Archduke Wilhelm of Austria, Marcel Janco, and Michel Simon. Among people deceased in 1972, Henry de Montherlant ranks 63Before him are Hans Scharoun, Karl Silberbauer, S. R. Ranganathan, Clara Campoamor, Hugo Steinhaus, and Jules Romains. After him are Aspasia Manos, Frans Masereel, Matvei Zakharov, Arnold Jackson, William Dieterle, and René Mayer.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henry de Montherlant ranks 1,870 out of 6,770Before him are Charles Paul de Kock (1793), Jean Picard (1620), Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933), Yo-Yo Ma (1955), Léon Cogniet (1794), and Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1944). After him are René Char (1907), Hubert Lyautey (1854), Henri de la Rochejaquelein (1772), Barbara (1930), Robert Brasillach (1909), and Jules Breton (1827).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Henry de Montherlant ranks 231Before him are Remy de Gourmont (1858), Jules Romains (1885), Théodore de Banville (1823), Tomi Ungerer (1931), Philippe de Commines (1447), and Charles Paul de Kock (1793). After him are René Char (1907), Robert Brasillach (1909), Jacques Amyot (1513), Rodulfus Glaber (985), Robert Desnos (1900), and Adèle Hugo (1830).