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Paul Bourget

1852 - 1935

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Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (French: [buʁʒɛ]; 2 September 1852 – 25 December 1935) was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Paul Bourget was born in Amiens, France. He initially abandoned Catholicism but eventually returned to it in the late 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Bourget is the 1,069th most popular writer (down from 1,047th in 2019), the 1,239th most popular biography from France (down from 1,187th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular French Writer.

Paul Bourget is most famous for his novels, especially his first novel "The Disciple of Saint Anthony."

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Among writers, Paul Bourget ranks 1,069 out of 7,302. Before him are Clifford D. Simak, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, P. L. Travers, William Gibson, Nikolay Nekrasov, and W. G. Sebald. After him are Marcus Manilius, Meša Selimović, Ilia Chavchavadze, Leigh Hunt, Thomas Pynchon, and Bolesław Prus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Paul Bourget ranks 27. Before him are Christian Krohg, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, H. H. Asquith, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Tewfik Pasha, and John Louis Emil Dreyer. After him are Pietro Gasparri, Julius Richard Petri, Calamity Jane, Daniel Burley Woolfall, Victor Adler, and Terauchi Masatake. Among people deceased in 1935, Paul Bourget ranks 38. Before him are Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, Mihajlo Pupin, Panait Istrati, Magnus Hirschfeld, Anna Ancher, and Ali of Hejaz. After him are Rashid Rida, Johan Halvorsen, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Kurt Tucholsky, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, and Princess Anastasia of Montenegro.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Bourget ranks 1,239 out of 6,770. Before him are Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), Étienne Gilson (1884), Bertrade de Montfort (1070), Élisée Reclus (1830), Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), and Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895). After him are Abbé Pierre (1912), Jean de Dunois (1402), Jacques Ibert (1890), Camille Jordan (1838), Michel Tournier (1924), and Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Paul Bourget ranks 162. Before him are Jacques Clément (1567), Alfred de Vigny (1797), Johannes Tauler (1300), Charles Nodier (1780), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), and Gottfried von Strassburg (1180). After him are Michel Tournier (1924), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Elif Shafak (1971), Alain-Fournier (1886), and Jean-François Marmontel (1723).

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