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Marie Harel

1761 - 1844

Marie Harel

Marie Harel (born Marie Catherine Fontaine; April 28, 1761 – November 9, 1844) was a French cheesemaker, who, along with Abbot Charles-Jean Bonvoust, invented Camembert cheese, according to local legend. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Harel is the 7th most popular chef (down from 6th in 2019), the 2,205th most popular biography from France (up from 2,261st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Chef.

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Among CHEFS

Among chefs, Marie Harel ranks 7 out of 15. Before her are Marcus Gavius Apicius, Joël Robuchon, Julia Child, George Speck, Franz Sacher, and Charles Joughin. After her are Alain Ducasse, Gordon Ramsay, Ferran Adrià, Jamie Oliver, René Redzepi, and Rachael Ray.

Most Popular Chefs in Wikipedia

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Marcus Gavius Apicius
25 BC - 37
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Joël Robuchon
1945 - 2018
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 2
Julia Child
1912 - 2004
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 3
George Speck
1824 - 1914
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 4
Franz Sacher
1816 - 1907
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 5
Charles Joughin
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 6
Marie Harel
1761 - 1844
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 7
Alain Ducasse
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 8
Gordon Ramsay
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9
Ferran Adrià
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 10
Jamie Oliver
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 11
René Redzepi
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 12
Rachael Ray
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 13

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, Marie Harel ranks 19. Before her are José, Prince of Brazil, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sineperver Sultan, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Antoine Barnave, and Marguerite Gérard. After her are Jean-Louis Pons, John Moore, August Batsch, Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Blasius Merrem, and François Hanriot. Among people deceased in 1844, Marie Harel ranks 21. Before her are Charles Nodier, Jernej Kopitar, Henri Gatien Bertrand, Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily, and Princess Cecilia of Sweden. After her are Francis Baily, Adolphe Marbot, Jacques Laffitte, Nicolas Chopin, Thomas Henderson, and Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon.

Others Born in 1761

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José, Prince of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1761 - 1788
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 13
Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1829
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 14
Sineperver Sultan
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1828
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 15
Louis-Léopold Boilly
PAINTER
1761 - 1845
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 16
Antoine Barnave
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1793
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 17
Marguerite Gérard
PAINTER
1761 - 1837
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 18
Marie Harel
CHEF
1761 - 1844
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 19
Jean-Louis Pons
ASTRONOMER
1761 - 1831
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 20
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 21
August Batsch
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 22
Marie-Gabrielle Capet
PAINTER
1761 - 1818
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 23
Blasius Merrem
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1824
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 24
François Hanriot
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1794
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 25

Others Deceased in 1844

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Charles Nodier
WRITER
1780 - 1844
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 15
Jernej Kopitar
WRITER
1780 - 1844
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 16
Henri Gatien Bertrand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1773 - 1844
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 17
Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1844
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 18
Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily
COMPANION
1804 - 1844
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 19
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
COMPOSER
1807 - 1844
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 20
Marie Harel
CHEF
1761 - 1844
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 21
Francis Baily
ASTRONOMER
1774 - 1844
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 22
Adolphe Marbot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1781 - 1844
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 23
Jacques Laffitte
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1844
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 24
Nicolas Chopin
CELEBRITY
1771 - 1844
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 25
Thomas Henderson
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1844
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 26
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1844
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 27