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Matthieu Ricard

1946 - Today

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Matthieu Ricard (French pronunciation: [matjø ʁikaʁ]; Nepali: माथ्यु रिका, born 15 February 1946) is a Nepalese French writer, photographer, translator and Buddhist monk who resides at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal. Matthieu Ricard grew up among the personalities and ideas of French intellectual circles. He received a PhD degree in molecular genetics from the Pasteur Institute in 1972. He then decided to forsake his scientific career and instead practice Tibetan Buddhism, living mainly in the Himalayas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthieu Ricard is the 2,219th most popular writer (down from 2,015th in 2019), the 2,494th most popular biography from France (down from 2,273rd in 2019) and the 314th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Matthieu Ricard ranks 2,219 out of 7,302. Before him are Tadeusz Borowski, Seichō Matsumoto, Edward Young, Gaston Paris, Pierre Gamarra, and John Skelton. After him are Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Oribasius, Telesilla, Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Sergei Dovlatov, and Harlan Ellison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Matthieu Ricard ranks 228. Before him are Maria Bethânia, Miguel Reina, Sven Nordqvist, Ruth Fuchs, Tom Savini, and Michael Radford. After him are André Dussollier, Eduardo Camaño, Billy Preston, Antony Beevor, Toktar Aubakirov, and Ti Lung.

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In France

Among people born in France, Matthieu Ricard ranks 2,494 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Gamarra (1919), Theobald I, Count of Blois (910), Jacques Laffitte (1767), Drogo of Champagne (670), Charles Plumier (1646), and Jacques Tourneur (1904). After him are André Dussollier (1946), Hans van den Broek (1936), Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700), Dominique Pinon (1955), and Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1772).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Matthieu Ricard ranks 314. Before him are Sébastien Japrisot (1931), Bernardus Silvestris (1085), Michel Leiris (1901), Elena Poniatowska (1932), Gaston Paris (1839), and Pierre Gamarra (1919). After him are Claude Farrère (1876), Pierre Klossowski (1905), Ludovic Halévy (1834), Benjamin Péret (1899), Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682), and Étienne Dolet (1509).

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