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Maurice Carême

1899 - 1978

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Maurice Carême (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis kaʁɛm]; 12 May 1899 – 13 January 1978) was a Belgian francophone poet, best known for his simple writing style and children's poetry. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Carême is the 5,297th most popular writer (down from 5,186th in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 667th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maurice Carême ranks 5,297 out of 7,302. Before him are Armistead Maupin, Peer Hultberg, Heinrich Christian Boie, Ivan Kavaleridze, Enzo Biagi, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro. After him are Alfonso Sastre, Norman Smith, Granius Licinianus, Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Ludwig Thoma, and Wyndham Lewis.

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Among people born in 1899, Maurice Carême ranks 254. Before him are John Bodkin Adams, James Smith McDonnell, Renato Sáinz, Virgil Jacomini, Jack Beresford, and Finn Ronne. After him are Axel Bakunts, Pat O'Brien, Suryakant Tripathi, Donald Johnston, Ladislav Vácha, and Louis Guilloux. Among people deceased in 1978, Maurice Carême ranks 208. Before him are Isidro Ayora, José Antonio Rodríguez, Sandy Denny, Mladen Ramljak, Jesús Glaría, and Ivan Kavaleridze. After him are Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Lajos Keresztes, Cyrille Adoula, Imre Rajczy, and Chill Wills.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Maurice Carême ranks 701 out of 1,190. Before him are Joseph Pletincx (1888), Philibert Smellinckx (1911), Hans Eworth (1520), Luc Nilis (1967), Thorgan Hazard (1993), and Oscar De Cock (1881). After him are Paul Deman (1889), Jacques Duquesne (1940), Frank De Winne (1961), Toby Alderweireld (1989), Lode Wouters (1929), and Jacob van Maerlant (1235).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Maurice Carême ranks 44. Before him are François Weyergans (1941), Jan Frans Willems (1793), Simon Leys (1935), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), and Jan van Beers (1821). After him are Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Axel Merckx (1972), Roger Foulon (1923), and Tom Lanoye (1958).

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