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Jacques Laurent

1919 - 2000

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Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély (5 January 1919 – 29 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist. He was born in Paris, the son of a barrister. During World War II, he fought with the Algerian Tirailleurs. Laurent was elected to the Académie française in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Laurent is the 5,350th most popular writer (down from 5,254th in 2019), the 4,710th most popular biography from France (down from 4,627th in 2019) and the 599th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacques Laurent ranks 5,350 out of 7,302. Before him are Kama Sywor Kamanda, John Kaminiates, Michael Frayn, Michael Herr, Gunnel Vallquist, and Jayakanthan. After him are Günther Jauch, Park Yeon-mi, Elsa Joubert, Narcyza Żmichowska, Jan de Hartog, and André Heller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Jacques Laurent ranks 277. Before him are Isaak Khalatnikov, Kira Zvorykina, Annemarie Renger, Alain Bosquet, Isabella Abbott, and Jan Flinterman. After him are Masao Takemoto, Bahriye Üçok, Alan Brown, Asbjørn Ruud, Gayatri Devi, and Kateryna Yushchenko. Among people deceased in 2000, Jacques Laurent ranks 255. Before him are Matija Ljubek, Tofig Guliyev, Petter Hugsted, Steve Allen, Mildred Wiley, and Audun Boysen. After him are Egon Jönsson, Marjorie Noël, Athanasios Vouros, Nils Täpp, James Cooke Brown, and Brandãozinho.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Laurent ranks 4,710 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Adam (1924), Dominique Dropsy (1951), Georges Tainturier (1890), Paul Winter (1906), Hervé de Charette (1938), and Mikaël Silvestre (1977). After him are James Dwight (1852), Louis Guilloux (1899), Marjorie Noël (1945), Caroline Cellier (1945), Marceline Loridan-Ivens (1928), and Raymond Schwartz (1894).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jacques Laurent ranks 599. Before him are Édouard Pailleron (1834), Anna Kavan (1901), Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie (1840), Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (1589), Tony Duvert (1945), and Claude Mauriac (1914). After him are Louis Guilloux (1899), Marceline Loridan-Ivens (1928), Raymond Schwartz (1894), Philippe Claudel (1962), Vernon Lee (1856), and Jacques Dupin (1927).

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