WRITER

Jules de Goncourt

1830 - 1870

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Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (pronounced [ʒyl də ɡɔ̃kuʁ]; 17 December 1830 – 20 June 1870) was a French writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond. Jules was born and died in Paris. His death at the age of 39 was at Auteuil of a stroke brought on by syphilis. The Prix Goncourt is awarded annually in his honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jules de Goncourt is the 1,518th most popular writer (down from 1,406th in 2019), the 1,743rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,631st in 2019) and the 218th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jules de Goncourt ranks 1,518 out of 7,302. Before him are Siegfried Lenz, Fredric Jameson, Henry Steel Olcott, Ken Kesey, Daniel Pennac, and Rafael Alberti. After him are Ichiyō Higuchi, Xavier de Maistre, Jules Laforgue, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Georgi Markov, and Károly Kerényi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Jules de Goncourt ranks 24. Before him are Élisée Reclus, Étienne-Jules Marey, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Albert Günther, Karl Goldmark, and Oliver Otis Howard. After him are Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, Adèle Hugo, Samori Ture, and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1870, Jules de Goncourt ranks 22. Before him are Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, Victor Noir, Anthony Mary Claret, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia, and Charles Auguste de Bériot. After him are Ignaz Moscheles, Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus, Louise Lehzen, David Farragut, Justo José de Urquiza, and Konstantin Ushinsky.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jules de Goncourt ranks 1,743 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Laffite (1943), William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine (1024), Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (1260), Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734), Walter Krüger (1890), and Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940). After him are Jean Chardin (1643), Adhemar of Le Puy (1055), Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848), François-Henri Pinault (1962), Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926), and Louis Claude de Saint-Martin (1743).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jules de Goncourt ranks 218. Before him are Joseph Bédier (1864), Anna de Noailles (1876), François de Malherbe (1555), Régis Debray (1940), Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758), and Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734). After him are Xavier de Maistre (1763), Alphonse Allais (1854), Henri de Régnier (1864), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Auguste Maquet (1813), and Jean de Meun (1240).

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