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Jean de La Bruyère

1645 - 1696

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Jean de La Bruyère (UK: , UK: , French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la bʁɥijɛʁ]; 16 August 1645 – 11 May 1696) was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean de La Bruyère is the 897th most popular writer (up from 932nd in 2019), the 1,055th most popular biography from France (down from 1,051st in 2019) and the 133rd most popular French Writer.

Jean de la Bruyère is most famous for his satirical work, Les Caractères.

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Among writers, Jean de La Bruyère ranks 897 out of 7,302. Before him are Kang Youwei, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Philippe Ariès, Sven Hassel, Nizar Qabbani, and Radegund. After him are Hans Fallada, Maurice Druon, Neale Donald Walsch, Dobrica Ćosić, Theodor Fontane, and Ernest Thompson Seton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1645, Jean de La Bruyère ranks 4. Before him are Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Johann Ambrosius Bach, and William Kidd. After him are William Penn, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Aert de Gelder, Francis I Rákóczi, Anne Dacier, Andreas Werckmeister, Nicolas Lemery, and Maria de Dominici. Among people deceased in 1696, Jean de La Bruyère ranks 5. Before him are John III Sobieski, Mariana of Austria, Ivan V of Russia, and Empress Meishō. After him are Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Murad Giray, Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach, Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau, and Jean Domat.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean de La Bruyère ranks 1,055 out of 6,770. Before him are Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Philippe Ariès (1914), Thierry Henry (1977), Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778), Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), and Stéphane Audran (1932). After him are Jean Giraud (1938), Jean Moulin (1899), Maurice Druon (1918), Charles III of Navarre (1361), Marie François Xavier Bichat (1771), and Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (1082).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean de La Bruyère ranks 133. Before him are Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), Eugène Scribe (1791), Georges Bernanos (1888), Laura de Noves (1310), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), and Philippe Ariès (1914). After him are Maurice Druon (1918), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Julien Green (1900), Jules Renard (1864), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), and George Steiner (1929).

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