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Jean Chapelain

1595 - 1674

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Jean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674) was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the Académie française. Chapelain acquired considerable prestige as a literary critic, but his own major work, an epic poem about Joan of Arc called "La Pucelle," (1656) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Chapelain is the 1,380th most popular writer (up from 1,577th in 2019), the 1,584th most popular biography from France (up from 1,843rd in 2019) and the 195th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Jean Chapelain ranks 1,380 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Barillé, Alexander Afanasyev, Robert de Montesquiou, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, and Sławomir Mrożek. After him are Deepak Chopra, Arsen Kotsoyev, Jaan Kross, James Patterson, Robert Browning, and Nicolás Gómez Dávila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1595, Jean Chapelain ranks 8. Before him are Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Władysław IV Vasa, Injo of Joseon, Alessandro Algardi, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, and Dirck van Baburen. After him are Vasile Lupu, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Ludovico Ludovisi, Pieter de Molijn, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, and Guru Hargobind. Among people deceased in 1674, Jean Chapelain ranks 7. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Philippe de Champaigne, Giacomo Carissimi, Nicolaes Tulp, and Jan Lievens. After him are Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Leonaert Bramer, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, and Mehmed IV Giray.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Chapelain ranks 1,584 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609), Georges Picquart (1854), Robert de Montesquiou (1855), Victorinus (300), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676). After him are Nicolas de Largillière (1656), Guillaume de Beaujeu (1300), Bernard Courtois (1777), Marcel Dassault (1892), Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465), and Claude, Duke of Guise (1496).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Chapelain ranks 195. Before him are Georges Feydeau (1862), Henri Murger (1822), Paul Scarron (1610), Honoré d'Urfé (1567), Robert de Montesquiou (1855), and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711). After him are Roland Topor (1938), Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715), Jean-Jacques Ampère (1800), Roger Caillois (1913), Fulcher of Chartres (1059), and Odo of Cluny (878).

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