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Jean Cassou

1897 - 1986

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Jean Cassou (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ kasu]; 9 July 1897 – 15 January 1986) was a French writer, art critic, poet, member of the French Resistance during World War II and the first Director of the Musée national d'Art moderne in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Cassou is the 4,653rd most popular writer (up from 5,056th in 2019), the 1,461st most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,564th in 2019) and the 169th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Cassou ranks 4,653 out of 7,302Before him are Nathanael West, Géza Csáth, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Joanna Russ, and Larysa Hienijuš. After him are Frik, Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Dora Gabe, Ivan Olbracht, Maxwell Anderson, and Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Jean Cassou ranks 229Before him are Antonio Campolo, Erik Malmberg, Max Newman, Roman Vishniac, Luis Batlle Berres, and Joaquín Vázquez. After him are Martti Marttelin, Moe Howard, Nikolai Gikalo, Ville Pörhölä, Eduard Tisse, and Henri Frankfort. Among people deceased in 1986, Jean Cassou ranks 199Before him are Herbert Runge, Noboru Terada, Aleksei Arbuzov, John D. MacDonald, Oleg Goncharenko, and Reinhold Münzenberg. After him are Bruno Mora, André Tassin, Sulo Bärlund, Volodymyr Pravyk, Willy Kaiser, and Raymond Abellio.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jean Cassou ranks 1,461 out of 3,355Before him are Ramón J. Sender (1901), Gavi (2004), José de Amézola y Aspizúa (1874), Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (1907), Gregorio Manzano (1956), and Seve Ballesteros (1957). After him are Germà Colón (1928), Julio Caro Baroja (1914), Goyo Benito (1946), Ángel Arocha (1907), Miguel Ángel Revilla (1943), and García López de Cárdenas (1500).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Jean Cassou ranks 169Before him are Juan de la Cueva (1543), Rosa Sensat (1873), Almudena Grandes (1960), Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880), Enric Valor i Vives (1911), and Ramón J. Sender (1901). After him are Valentín Paz-Andrade (1898), Juan José Millás (1946), Corín Tellado (1927), Félix María de Samaniego (1745), Rosa Chacel (1898), and Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918).