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Philippe Ariès

1914 - 1984

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Philippe Ariès (French: [filip aʁjɛs]; 21 July 1914 – 8 February 1984) was a French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby. He wrote many books on the common daily life. His most prominent works regarded the change in the western attitudes towards death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Ariès is the 893rd most popular writer (down from 854th in 2019), the 1,050th most popular biography from France (down from 986th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular French Writer.

Philippe Ariès is most famous for his book Centuries of Childhood. In this book, he argues that the idea of childhood as a distinct phase of life, with its own characteristics and needs, is a relatively recent invention, emerging in the late 18th century.

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Among writers, Philippe Ariès ranks 893 out of 7,302. Before him are Ian McEwan, Marie Mancini, Zenodotus, Chevalier d'Éon, Kang Youwei, and Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. After him are Sven Hassel, Nizar Qabbani, Radegund, Jean de La Bruyère, Hans Fallada, and Maurice Druon.

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Among people born in 1914, Philippe Ariès ranks 37. Before him are Aribert Heim, Demetrios I of Constantinople, William Vickrey, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Arthur Kennedy, and Boris Christoff. After him are Gino Bartali, Vincent J. McMahon, Etty Hillesum, Jonas Salk, Renato Dulbecco, and Agostino Casaroli. Among people deceased in 1984, Philippe Ariès ranks 33. Before him are Anna Anderson, Sam Peckinpah, Lionel Robbins, Jiro Miyake, Stanley Milgram, and Oleg Antonov. After him are Vincent J. McMahon, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Motoo Tatsuhara, Viktor Shklovsky, Karl Rahner, and Dmitry Ustinov.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Ariès ranks 1,050 out of 6,770. Before him are Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782), Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours (1644), Michel Rolle (1652), Marcel Dupré (1886), and Chevalier d'Éon (1728). After him are Thierry Henry (1977), Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778), Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), Stéphane Audran (1932), Jean de La Bruyère (1645), and Jean Giraud (1938).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Philippe Ariès ranks 132. Before him are Alain-René Lesage (1668), Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), Eugène Scribe (1791), Georges Bernanos (1888), Laura de Noves (1310), and Chevalier d'Éon (1728). After him are Jean de La Bruyère (1645), Maurice Druon (1918), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Julien Green (1900), Jules Renard (1864), and Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626).

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