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Maurice Genevoix

1890 - 1980

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Maurice Genevoix (French: [mɔʁis ʒǝnvwa, moʁ-]; 29 November 1890 – 8 September 1980) was a French author and WWI veteran who is best known for his book Ceux de 14. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Genevoix is the 4,355th most popular writer (down from 4,081st in 2019), the 4,148th most popular biography from France (down from 3,949th in 2019) and the 524th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maurice Genevoix ranks 4,355 out of 7,302. Before him are Geo Milev, Ciro Alegría, Anatoly Kuznetsov, Vasily Trediakovsky, Betty Mahmoody, and I. A. Richards. After him are Steen Steensen Blicher, Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Louise Penny, Gabriello Chiabrera, Cora Sandel, and Jan Myrdal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Maurice Genevoix ranks 167. Before him are Rudolf von Bünau, Marc Wright, Lauritz Melchior, Naima Wifstrand, Mark Tobey, and George Horine. After him are Lily Kronberger, Heinrich Zimmer, Joseph Helffrich, Imre Zachár, José Piendibene, and Vera Inber. Among people deceased in 1980, Maurice Genevoix ranks 198. Before him are Jijé, Mia May, Jóhann Hafstein, Aleksander Ford, Zezé Procópio, and Jacob Talmon. After him are Pedro Vallana, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Rostislav Alexeyev, Marion Zinderstein, Vladimír Holan, and Ilie Subășeanu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Genevoix ranks 4,148 out of 6,770. Before him are Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765), Philippe Verdelot (null), Prosper-René Blondlot (1849), Julien Guiomar (1928), Richard Gasquet (1986), and Marie-Anne Chazel (1951). After him are René Petit (1899), Maurice Guigue (1912), Élie-Abel Carrière (1818), Adalbero of Reims (null), Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841), and Philippe Rousselot (1945).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Maurice Genevoix ranks 524. Before him are Christiane Rochefort (1917), Louise-Victorine Ackermann (1813), Philippe Hériat (1898), Petrus Borel (1809), Maurice Schumann (1911), and Stanislas Julien (1797). After him are Pierre Emmanuel (1916), Rémy Belleau (1528), Georges Courteline (1858), Pierre Daninos (1913), Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719), and Virginie Ancelot (1792).

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