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Joseph Kessel

1898 - 1979

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Joseph Kessel (10 February 1898 – 23 July 1979), also known as "Jef", was a French journalist and novelist. He was a member of the Académie française and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Kessel is the 2,230th most popular writer (down from 2,001st in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 124th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Argentinean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseph Kessel ranks 2,230 out of 7,302. Before him are Sergei Dovlatov, Harlan Ellison, Jorge Manrique, Arkady Gaidar, Rahel Varnhagen, and Frédéric Ozanam. After him are Suzanne Collins, Rudolf Rocker, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Claude Farrère, Nina Berberova, and Pierre Klossowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Joseph Kessel ranks 100. Before him are Oscar Homolka, Piero Sraffa, Karl Mauss, Elazar Shach, Ferenc Plattkó, and Ernst Wollweber. After him are Jean Fautrier, Berenice Abbott, Jacques Doriot, Helmut Hasse, Michel de Ghelderode, and Gabriel González Videla. Among people deceased in 1979, Joseph Kessel ranks 77. Before him are Stein Rokkan, Elizabeth Bishop, Darryl F. Zanuck, Victoria Ocampo, Henrich Focke, and Carlo Abarth. After him are Dirk Stikker, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Jan de Klerk, Santos Urdinarán, Jacques Mesrine, and Larisa Shepitko.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Joseph Kessel ranks 144 out of 1,154. Before him are Amadeo Carrizo (1926), Paulo Dybala (1993), Héctor José Cámpora (1909), Juan Carlos Onganía (1914), Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (1903), and Eduardo Camaño (1946). After him are Rafael Grossi (1961), Juan Ramón Verón (1944), Lionel Scaloni (1978), Sergio Goycochea (1963), Mario Evaristo (1908), and José Hernández (1834).

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Among WRITERS In Argentina

Among writers born in Argentina, Joseph Kessel ranks 9. Before him are Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914), Manuel Puig (1932), Silvina Ocampo (1903), Victoria Ocampo (1890), Alejandra Pizarnik (1936), and Alberto Manguel (1948). After him are María Kodama (1937), Esther Vilar (1935), María Elena Walsh (1930), Juan Gelman (1930), Jorge Bucay (1949), and Leopoldo Lugones (1874).

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