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Jean Froissart

1337 - 1405

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Jean Froissart (Old and Middle French: Jehan; sometimes known as John Froissart in English; c. 1337 – c. 1405) was a French-speaking medieval author and court historian from the Low Countries who wrote several works, including Chronicles and Meliador, a long Arthurian romance, and a large body of poetry, both short lyrical forms as well as longer narrative poems. For centuries, Froissart's Chronicles have been recognised as the chief expression of the chivalric revival of the 14th-century kingdoms of England, France and Scotland. His history is also an important source for the first half of the Hundred Years' War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Froissart is the 746th most popular writer (down from 687th in 2019), the 878th most popular biography from France (down from 815th in 2019) and the 116th most popular French Writer.

Jean Froissart was a French chronicler who is most famous for his Chronicles of England, France, and the adjoining countries.

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Among writers, Jean Froissart ranks 746 out of 7,302. Before him are Iris Murdoch, John le Carré, Sinclair Lewis, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Eduardo Galeano, and Edmond Rostand. After him are Antoine Galland, Elisabeth of Wied, Claudian, Edgar Wallace, Christa Wolf, and Berossus.

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Among people born in 1337, Jean Froissart ranks 1. After him are Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg, Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Chungmok of Goryeo, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, Jeong Mong-ju, James IV of Majorca, Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Charles III, Count of Alençon. Among people deceased in 1405, Jean Froissart ranks 2. Before him is Timur. After him are Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Princess Milica of Serbia, Saray Mulk Khanum, and Jefimija.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Froissart ranks 878 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763), Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072), Charles Hermite (1822), Renée of France (1510), Robert of Molesme (1024), and Edmond Rostand (1868). After him are Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), Antoine Galland (1646), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804), Claude Chappe (1763), and Robert-François Damiens (1715).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Froissart ranks 116. Before him are Maurice Denis (1870), Eugène Sue (1804), Pierre Loti (1850), Marie de France (1101), Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755), and Edmond Rostand (1868). After him are Antoine Galland (1646), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Charles Maurras (1868), Pierre Boulle (1912), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), and Jean Anouilh (1910).

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