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Jean Clair

1940 - Today

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Jean Clair (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klɛʁ]) is the pen name of Gérard Régnier (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ ʁeɲe]; born 20 October 1940). Clair is an essayist, a polemicist, an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the Académie Française since May 2008. He was, for many years, the director of the Picasso Museum in Paris. Among the milestones of his long and productive career is a comprehensive catalog of the works of Balthus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Clair is the 5,154th most popular writer (up from 5,255th in 2019), the 4,622nd most popular biography from France (up from 4,629th in 2019) and the 584th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Jean Clair ranks 5,154 out of 7,302. Before him are István Fekete, David Crane, Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević, Carme Riera, and Elizabeth Jane Howard. After him are Yordan Yovkov, Yurii Andrukhovych, Jacqueline Susann, William Harrison Ainsworth, Yashpal, and Dagny Carlsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jean Clair ranks 415. Before him are Wolfgang Paul, Michael Sarrazin, Arlette Laguiller, Pauli Nevala, Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, and John Iliopoulos. After him are Annemarie Zimmermann, Jaak Lipso, Héctor Silva, Ghulam Ali, Friedel Rausch, and Yambo Ouologuem.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Clair ranks 4,622 out of 6,770. Before him are Sabine Weiss (1924), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1985), Sébastien Haller (1994), Emma Mackey (1996), Stéphane Guivarc'h (1970), and Barbara Cassin (1947). After him are Albert Préjean (1894), Édouard Vaillant (1840), Pauline Auzou (1775), Philippe Jaroussky (1978), Jean Dréville (1906), and Régis Wargnier (1948).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Clair ranks 584. Before him are Jean-Christophe Rufin (1952), Marguerite Audoux (1863), Jacques Jasmin (1798), René Boylesve (1867), Jacques Audiberti (1899), and Jean Cau (1925). After him are Albert Londres (1884), Henri Bosco (1888), Bernard Clavel (1923), Robert of Torigni (1100), Jean Prévost (1901), and Victoire Léodile Béra (1824).

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