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Judith Gautier

1845 - 1917

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Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris – 26 December 1917) was a French poet, translator and historical novelist, the daughter of Théophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet dancer Carlotta Grisi. She was married to Catulle Mendès, but soon separated from him and had a brief affair with the composer Richard Wagner during the late summer of 1876. She collaborated with Pierre Loti, the famous novelist, in writing a play, La fille du ciel (1912; English, The Daughter of Heaven), translated and produced under their personal supervision at the Century Theatre, New York City. She was an Oriental scholar and her works dealt mainly with Chinese and Japanese themes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Judith Gautier is the 4,104th most popular writer (down from 3,754th in 2019), the 3,995th most popular biography from France (down from 3,732nd in 2019) and the 509th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Judith Gautier ranks 4,104 out of 7,302. Before her are Corinna, Olaf Bull, Don Miguel Ruiz, Tsubouchi Shōyō, Simon Vestdijk, and Johannes Linnankoski. After her are Misuzu Kaneko, Iraj Mirza, August Ahlqvist, Pashko Vasa, Moritz Steinschneider, and Sven Lindqvist.

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Among people born in 1845, Judith Gautier ranks 78. Before her are Antonin Mercié, Ulises Heureaux, Salim bin Thuwaini, Wilhelm Pfeffer, Jules Cambon, and Franz Ehrle. After her are Pier Andrea Saccardo, Fanny Churberg, Jorge Montt, Žemaitė, Antonio Maceo Grajales, and Edward Douglass White. Among people deceased in 1917, Judith Gautier ranks 87. Before her are Charles Horton Peck, Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, Werner Voss, Yevgeni Bauer, Stanley Maude, and Gaston Alibert. After her are Ivan Aguéli, Stéphane Javelle, Frans Schollaert, Eduardo Pondal, Aurel Popovici, and Carlo Oriani.

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In France

Among people born in France, Judith Gautier ranks 3,995 out of 6,770. Before her are Blondel de Nesle (1155), Gaston Alibert (1878), Pierre-Louis Lions (1956), Roger Michelot (1912), Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1878), and Jacques Barrot (1937). After her are Roger Carel (1927), Victor Schœlcher (1804), Robert Herbin (1939), Yvette Chauviré (1917), François-Jean de la Barre (1745), and Elias I, Count of Maine (1100).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Judith Gautier ranks 509. Before her are Louis Hémon (1880), Marc Levy (1961), André Schwarz-Bart (1928), Léo Malet (1909), Michel Carré (1821), and François le Métel de Boisrobert (1592). After her are Pascal Lainé (1942), Jean de Brunhoff (1899), Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935), Daniel-Rops (1901), Daniel Boulanger (1922), and François Cavanna (1923).

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