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Jean-Denis Bredin

1929 - 2021

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Jean-Denis Bredin (born Jean-Denis Hirsch: 17 May 1929 – 1 September 2021) was a French attorney and founding partner of the firm Bredin Prat. He was widely admired as an author-commentator, both for his novels and for his non-fiction works, with a particular focus on recent and contemporary history. On 15 June 1989, he was elected to membership of the Académie Française, becoming the twentieth occupant of seat 3, which had been vacated through the death of Marguerite Yourcenar. His daughter, Frédérique Bredin, served between 2013 and 2019 as President of the French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Denis Bredin is the 6,106th most popular writer (down from 5,953rd in 2019), the 5,089th most popular biography from France (down from 5,006th in 2019) and the 639th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Jean-Denis Bredin ranks 6,106 out of 7,302. Before him are Su Tong, Terence Rattigan, Ralf König, Kevin Kelly, Katherine Pancol, and Izaak Walton. After him are Pauline Baynes, John Betjeman, Dorothy E. Smith, Federico Moccia, Frank Schätzing, and Ernest Lehman.

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Among people born in 1929, Jean-Denis Bredin ranks 498. Before him are Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Benny Andersen, Ralph McQuarrie, Desmond Hoyte, Gheorghe Fiat, and Arturo Fernández Rodríguez. After him are Branko Grünbaum, Joe Meek, Red Amick, Vanja Blomberg, Basri Dirimlili, and Paolo Ferrari. Among people deceased in 2021, Jean-Denis Bredin ranks 580. Before him are Ekkehard Fasser, Kinza Clodumar, Marilee Stepan, Lars-Göran Petrov, Ignacio Achúcarro, and Vicente Cantatore. After him are Djibril Tamsir Niane, Padma Sachdev, Virgil Abloh, Gert Blomé, Paul Mariner, and Buddhadeb Dasgupta.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Denis Bredin ranks 5,089 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-François Deniau (1928), Raoul Paoli (1887), Mathias Énard (1972), Laurent Lafitte (1973), Catherine Corsini (1956), and Sébastien Squillaci (1980). After him are Surya Bonaly (1973), Marion Bartoli (1984), Paul Arène (1843), Hélène Ségara (1971), Jean Dutourd (1920), and Jordan Bardella (1995).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean-Denis Bredin ranks 639. Before him are Jean Rouaud (1952), François Nourissier (1927), Danièle Sallenave (1940), Cyril Collard (1957), André Dhôtel (1900), and Mathias Énard (1972). After him are Paul Arène (1843), Jean Dutourd (1920), Claude Esteban (1935), Marie NDiaye (1967), Véronique Tadjo (1955), and Philippe Delerm (1950).

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