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Jacques Barzun

1907 - 2012

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Jacques Martin Barzun (; November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) was a French-born American historian known for his studies of the history of ideas and cultural history. He wrote about a wide range of subjects, including baseball, mystery novels, and classical music, and was also known as a philosopher of education. In the book Teacher in America (1945), Barzun influenced the training of schoolteachers in the United States. A professor of history at Columbia College for many years, he published more than forty books, was awarded the American Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was designated a knight of the French Legion of Honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Barzun is the 507th most popular historian (down from 496th in 2019), the 4,984th most popular biography from France (down from 4,855th in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Jacques Barzun ranks 507 out of 561. Before him are Gregory Areshian, Mark Mazower, William Mitchell Ramsay, Firishta, Richard Taruskin, and N. G. L. Hammond. After him are Vladimir Ćorović, Christopher Lasch, Griselda Pollock, Richard Overy, David Bordwell, and Hugh N. Kennedy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Jacques Barzun ranks 349. Before him are Amir Sjarifuddin, Bob Tisdall, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Barbara Kent, Art Babbitt, and N. G. L. Hammond. After him are Célestin Delmer, Jules Roy, Farid Simaika, Kalle Jalkanen, Leonid Sedov, and Lotfia Elnadi. Among people deceased in 2012, Jacques Barzun ranks 394. Before him are Robert Sabatier, Peter Struck, Georg Leber, Elza Ibrahimova, Paul Kurtz, and Tony Leblanc. After him are Richard Dawson, Jorge Manicera, István Csurka, Luke Askew, Ralph McQuarrie, and Ramaz Urushadze.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Barzun ranks 4,984 out of 6,770. Before him are Patrick Achi (1955), Biréli Lagrène (1966), Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873), Didier Flament (1951), Natalie Dessay (1965), and André Ayew (1989). After him are Ali Fergani (1952), Raymond Flacher (1903), Michel Vermeulin (1934), Georges Lacombe (1902), René Ferrier (1936), and Thierry Meyssan (1957).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Jacques Barzun ranks 60. Before him are Pierre Chaunu (1923), Dudo of Saint-Quentin (960), Alain Daniélou (1907), Alain Besançon (1932), René Rémond (1918), and Michelle Perrot (1928). After him are Rémi Mathis (1982).

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