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Marthe Bibesco

1886 - 1973

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Princess Martha Bibescu (Martha Lucia; née Lahovary; 28 January 1886 – 28 November 1973), also known outside of Romania as Marthe Bibesco, was a Romanian-French writer, socialite, style icon and political hostess. She spent her childhood at the noble Lahovary's estates in Balotești and Biarritz, where she received an education in literature. Throughout her life, she travelled extensively across Europe, meeting notable political figures of her time. After World War I, she rebuilt her family's estates, but later lived in exile following the establishment of communist rule in Romania after World War II. She began her literary career in 1908 with the publication of her travel memoir Les Huit Paradis ("The Eight Paradises"), which received positive reviews from French critics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marthe Bibesco is the 2,830th most popular writer (down from 2,101st in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Romania (down from 140th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marthe Bibesco ranks 2,830 out of 7,302. Before her are Édouard Chavannes, Wipo of Burgundy, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Mihail Sadoveanu, Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus, and Ludwig Rellstab. After her are William L. Shirer, Xu Zhimo, Mihály Vörösmarty, Imre Madách, Guiraut Riquier, and John Evelyn.

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Among people born in 1886, Marthe Bibesco ranks 125. Before her are Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Anandyn Amar, Lyuh Woon-hyung, Ma Rainey, and José Linhares. After her are Ty Cobb, Jean Hersholt, Rash Behari Bose, Georgios Tsolakoglou, Lucien Gaudin, and May Ziade. Among people deceased in 1973, Marthe Bibesco ranks 122. Before her are Gabriel Voisin, Salchak Toka, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Gene Krupa, Vilhelm Moberg, and Laurens Hammond. After her are Carlo Emilio Gadda, Jeannette Rankin, Archduchess Isabella of Austria, Grigori Kozintsev, Helen Parkhurst, and Nobuko Yoshiya.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Marthe Bibesco ranks 211 out of 844. Before her are Julius Popper (1857), Ion Creangă (1837), Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu (1952), Josef Posipal (1927), Olga Szabó-Orbán (1938), and Mihail Sadoveanu (1880). After her are Benjamin Fondane (1898), Endre Kabos (1906), Edward Luttwak (1942), Sabbas the Goth (334), Constantin Ion Parhon (1874), and Nicolae Paulescu (1869).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Marthe Bibesco ranks 27. Before her are Olha Kobylianska (1863), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), Ion Creangă (1837), and Mihail Sadoveanu (1880). After her are Benjamin Fondane (1898), Ferenc Kazinczy (1759), Tudor Arghezi (1880), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Elena Văcărescu (1864), and Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802).

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