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Pierre Klossowski

1905 - 2001

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Pierre Klossowski (; French: [klɔˈsɔfski]; 9 August 1905 – 12 August 2001) was a French writer, translator and artist. He was the eldest son of the artists Erich Klossowski and Baladine Klossowska, and his younger brother was the painter Balthus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Klossowski is the 2,236th most popular writer (down from 1,960th in 2019), the 2,510th most popular biography from France (down from 2,219th in 2019) and the 316th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pierre Klossowski ranks 2,236 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph Kessel, Suzanne Collins, Rudolf Rocker, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Claude Farrère, and Nina Berberova. After him are Clive Barker, Wanda Wasilewska, Meleager of Gadara, Quadratus of Athens, Aspazija, and Allen Carr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Pierre Klossowski ranks 115. Before him are John Lyng, Bruno Rossi, Anna May Wong, Louis Harold Gray, Natalia Pavlovna Paley, and Maria von Trapp. After him are Wanda Wasilewska, Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, The Boswell Sisters, Edgar Snow, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, and Paul Ariste. Among people deceased in 2001, Pierre Klossowski ranks 89. Before him are Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Elazar Shach, William Masters, Soad Hosny, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, and Hannelore Kohl. After him are Tamara Smirnova, Mortimer J. Adler, Phoolan Devi, Tommy Flanagan, Chet Atkins, and Indro Montanelli.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Klossowski ranks 2,510 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexis Bouvard (1767), Charles Diehl (1859), Séverine (1948), Jean Fautrier (1898), Claude Farrère (1876), and Jean-Pierre Raffarin (1948). After him are Michel Camdessus (1933), Jules Armand Dufaure (1798), Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876), Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393), Ludovic Halévy (1834), and Claude Berri (1934).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Pierre Klossowski ranks 316. Before him are Michel Leiris (1901), Elena Poniatowska (1932), Gaston Paris (1839), Pierre Gamarra (1919), Matthieu Ricard (1946), and Claude Farrère (1876). After him are Ludovic Halévy (1834), Benjamin Péret (1899), Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682), Étienne Dolet (1509), Walter of Châtillon (1135), and Paul Du Chaillu (1835).

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