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Jean d'Ormesson

1925 - 2017

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Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson (French: [ʒɑ̃ dɔʁməsɔ̃]; 16 June 1925 – 5 December 2017) was a French writer and novelist. He authored forty books, was the director of Le Figaro from 1974 to 1977, as well as the dean of the Académie Française, to which he was elected in 1973, until his death, in addition to his service as president of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences within UNESCO (1992–1997). A major public figure in France, known for his art de la conversation, Jean d'Ormesson was saluted as "the best of the French spirit" by President Emmanuel Macron upon his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean d'Ormesson is the 2,518th most popular writer (down from 2,247th in 2019), the 2,774th most popular biography from France (down from 2,515th in 2019) and the 352nd most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 2,518 out of 7,302. Before him are Jack Williamson, George Whitefield, Isak Samokovlija, Rebecca West, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, and Mohammed Dib. After him are Terence McKenna, Sogyal Rinpoche, María Kodama, Heimito von Doderer, Ikki Kita, and Cornelis de Bruijn.

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Among people born in 1925, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 175. Before him are Johnny Carson, June Whitfield, Ilie Verdeț, Quett Masire, Doris Hart, and Wahiduddin Khan. After him are Marco Cé, Emilio Eduardo Massera, Uzi Narkiss, Hugo Koblet, Jean Raspail, and Rosario Castellanos. Among people deceased in 2017, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 168. Before him are Michael Parks, Predrag Matvejević, Maryam Mirzakhani, Henning Jensen, Quett Masire, and Bayezid Osman. After him are Claude Rich, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Aleksey Batalov, Ivan Dias, Umberto Lenzi, and Daliah Lavi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 2,774 out of 6,770. Before him are Pascal Quignard (1948), Jean Astruc (1684), Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (1060), Childebrand I (695), Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903), and Paul Émile Chabas (1869). After him are Wilhelm Falley (1897), Charles Rogier (1800), Claude Rich (1929), Musidora (1889), Albert Vanhoye (1923), and Édouard Branly (1844).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean d'Ormesson ranks 352. Before him are Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1674), Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746), René Crevel (1900), Mirra Alfassa (1878), Pascal Quignard (1948), and Jean Astruc (1684). After him are Jean-Baptiste Dubos (1670), Michel Zevaco (1860), Gustave Aimard (1818), Théophile de Viau (1590), Maurice Joly (1829), and Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (1732).

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