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Paul Claudel

1868 - 1955

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Paul Claudel (French: [pɔl klodɛl]; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Claudel is the 504th most popular writer (up from 538th in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from France (up from 627th in 2019) and the 84th most popular French Writer.

Paul Claudel is most famous for his work as a poet, dramatist, and diplomat. He was born in 1868 and died in 1955. He was a French poet, dramatist, and diplomat.

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Among writers, Paul Claudel ranks 504 out of 7,302. Before him are Margaret Atwood, Natsume Sōseki, Władysław Reymont, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Saul Bellow, and Lesya Ukrainka. After him are Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Hector Malot, Edmondo De Amicis, Thomas Paine, Erich Kästner, and Heinrich Mann.

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Among people born in 1868, Paul Claudel ranks 23. Before him are Émile Bernard, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Fuad I of Egypt, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Theodore William Richards, and Peter Behrens. After him are S. P. L. Sørensen, Gertrude Bell, Gaston Leroux, Gustav Meyrink, August Horch, and Felix Hoffmann. Among people deceased in 1955, Paul Claudel ranks 17. Before him are Fernand Léger, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Helmuth Weidling, António Egas Moniz, Jim Corbett, and Charlie Parker. After him are Rodolfo Graziani, Maurice Utrillo, George Enescu, Pak Hon-yong, Vasily Blokhin, and John Mott.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Claudel ranks 598 out of 6,770. Before him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Edmond Becquerel (1820), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Éric Rohmer (1920), and Jean Dausset (1916). After him are Gustave Caillebotte (1848), Blanche Monnier (1849), Hector Malot (1830), Niki de Saint Phalle (1930), René of Anjou (1409), and Édouard Lalo (1823).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Paul Claudel ranks 84. Before him are Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), Françoise Sagan (1935), André Maurois (1885), René Guénon (1886), Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848), and Marie-Antoine Carême (1784). After him are Hector Malot (1830), Boris Vian (1920), Jules Michelet (1798), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627), and Camille Flammarion (1842).

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