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Marie de Gournay

1565 - 1645

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Marie de Gournay (French: [maʁi də ɡuʁnɛ] ; 6 October 1565, Paris – 13 July 1645) was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including The Equality of Men and Women (Égalité des hommes et des femmes, 1622) and The Ladies' Grievance (Grief des dames, 1626). She insisted that women should be educated. Gournay was also an editor and commentator of Michel de Montaigne. After Montaigne's death, Gournay edited and published his Essays. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie de Gournay is the 1,474th most popular writer (up from 1,612th in 2019), the 1,703rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,873rd in 2019) and the 209th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Marie de Gournay ranks 1,474 out of 7,302. Before her are Bernard Cornwell, Victor Serge, Liang Qichao, Dan Simmons, Jean François Paul de Gondi, and Paul Rée. After her are Léon Werth, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, Claudio Magris, Cratinus, Luís Fróis, and Joseph Bédier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Marie de Gournay ranks 5. Before her are Luís Vaz de Torres, Christina of Lorraine, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, and Mori Ranmaru. After her are Cornelis de Houtman, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Reza Abbasi, Hendrick de Keyser, Edward Fortunatus, Francesc Ribalta, and Peter Fourier. Among people deceased in 1645, Marie de Gournay ranks 9. Before her are Michael of Russia, William Laud, Li Zicheng, Francisco de Quevedo, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, and Nur Jahan. After her are Feng Menglong, Mary Ward, Anthony van Diemen, Gaspar de Borja y Velasco, Eudoxia Streshneva, and Sultan Agung of Mataram.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marie de Gournay ranks 1,703 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613), Patrick Tambay (1949), Vincent of Lérins (400), Édouard Roche (1820), Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753), and Roger Ducos (1747). After her are Léon Werth (1878), Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Christian de Castries (1902), Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (1756), Joseph Bédier (1864), and Marcel Renault (1872).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Marie de Gournay ranks 209. Before her are Philippe Soupault (1897), Vivant Denon (1747), Marcel Aymé (1902), Guillaume de Lorris (1200), Marie Anne Lenormand (1772), and Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613). After her are Léon Werth (1878), Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Joseph Bédier (1864), Anna de Noailles (1876), François de Malherbe (1555), and Régis Debray (1940).

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