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Jean Lorrain

1855 - 1906

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Jean Lorrain (9 August 1855 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime – 30 June 1906), born Paul Alexandre Martin Duval, was a French poet and novelist of the Symbolist school. Lorrain was a dedicated disciple of dandyism and spent much of his time amongst the fashionable artistic circles in France, particularly in the cafés and bars of Montmartre. He contributed to the satirical weekly Le Courrier français, and wrote a number of collections of verse, including La forêt bleue (1883) and L'ombre ardente (1897). He is also remembered for his Decadent novels and short stories, such as Monsieur de Phocas (1901), Monsieur de Bougrelon (1897), and Histoires des masques (1900), as well as for one of his best stories, Sonyeuse, which he linked to portraits exhibited by Antonio de La Gándara in 1893. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Lorrain is the 3,021st most popular writer (down from 2,747th in 2019), the 3,177th most popular biography from France (down from 2,995th in 2019) and the 406th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Jean Lorrain ranks 3,021 out of 7,302. Before him are Cristina Peri Rossi, Ferenc Kazinczy, Juan Pablo Bonet, Titus Burckhardt, Viktor Dyk, and Antal Szerb. After him are Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Censorinus, Nobuko Yoshiya, Ishaq ibn Hunayn, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, and Siegfried Sassoon.

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Among people born in 1855, Jean Lorrain ranks 55. Before him are Albert F. Mummery, Hermes da Fonseca, Samad bey Mehmandarov, Hugo von Pohl, Rodolphe Lindt, and Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. After him are Alfred Ewing, Julius Röntgen, Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha, Eugène Boch, Nataliya Kobrynska, and Princess Marie of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1906, Jean Lorrain ranks 41. Before him are Vladimir Stasov, Rahime Perestu Sultan, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, Carlos Pellegrini, Béhanzin, and Kodama Gentarō. After him are Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Josephine Butler, Kosta Khetagurov, Georges Rayet, Alfred Stevens, and Martin Wegelius.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Lorrain ranks 3,177 out of 6,770. Before him are Michel Berger (1947), Patricia Kaas (1966), Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (1498), Achille Richard (1794), Charles Dullin (1885), and Pierre Poivre (1719). After him are Charles Frédéric Petit (1857), Pal Benko (1928), Christian Ferras (1933), Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755), Adrien Maurice de Noailles (1678), and Didier Auriol (1958).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Lorrain ranks 406. Before him are Marcel Boulenger (1873), Pierre Bec (1921), Pierre Souvestre (1874), Dominique Lapierre (1931), Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755), and Octave Feuillet (1821). After him are Jean Richepin (1849), Maria Deraismes (1828), Antoine de Rivarol (1753), Jules Barbier (1825), René Daumal (1908), and Charles Pinot Duclos (1704).

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