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Marie-Antoine Carême

1784 - 1833

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Marie-Antoine Carême (French: [maʁi ɑ̃twan kaʁɛm]; 8 June 1783 or 1784 – 12 January 1833), known as Antonin Carême, was a leading French chef of the early 19th century. Carême was born in Paris to a poor family and, when still a child, worked in a cheap restaurant. Later he became an apprentice to a leading Parisian pâtissier and quickly became known for his patisserie skills. He was deeply interested in architecture and was famous for his large pièces montées – table decorations sculpted in sugar, depicting classical buildings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie-Antoine Carême is the 497th most popular writer (up from 520th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from France (up from 612th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular French Writer.

Marie-Antoine Carême is most famous for being a French chef and restaurateur who is credited with inventing the art of cuisine.

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Among writers, Marie-Antoine Carême ranks 497 out of 7,302. Before him are Phaedrus, Alfred Döblin, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Arnold Bennett, Lysias, and Traudl Junge. After him are Margaret Atwood, Natsume Sōseki, Władysław Reymont, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Saul Bellow, and Lesya Ukrainka.

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Among people born in 1784, Marie-Antoine Carême ranks 5. Before him are Friedrich Bessel, Zachary Taylor, Ferdinand VII of Spain, and Jérôme Bonaparte. After him are Louis Spohr, Karl Thomas Mozart, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, and Rafael del Riego. Among people deceased in 1833, Marie-Antoine Carême ranks 5. Before him are Nicéphore Niépce, Kaspar Hauser, Ferdinand VII of Spain, and Ram Mohan Roy. After him are Richard Trevithick, Adrien-Marie Legendre, Seraphim of Sarov, Pierre André Latreille, Oliver Wolcott Jr., William Wilberforce, and Jean-Baptiste Jourdan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marie-Antoine Carême ranks 591 out of 6,770. Before him are Yves Klein (1928), Roger Guillemin (1924), Mireille Darc (1938), Jacques Le Goff (1924), Daniel Auber (1782), and Louis, Grand Condé (1621). After him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Edmond Becquerel (1820), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Éric Rohmer (1920), and Jean Dausset (1916).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Marie-Antoine Carême ranks 83. Before him are Louis Aragon (1897), Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), Françoise Sagan (1935), André Maurois (1885), René Guénon (1886), and Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848). After him are Paul Claudel (1868), Hector Malot (1830), Boris Vian (1920), Jules Michelet (1798), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), and Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627).

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