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Pierre de Marivaux

1688 - 1763

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Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (; French: [pjɛʁ kaʁlɛ də ʃɑ̃blɛ̃ də maʁivo]; 4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist. Marivaux is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing numerous comedies for the Comédie-Française and the Comédie-Italienne of Paris. His most important works are Le Triomphe de l'amour, Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard and Les Fausses Confidences. He also published a number of essays and two important but unfinished novels, La Vie de Marianne and Le Paysan parvenu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre de Marivaux is the 1,231st most popular writer (down from 1,197th in 2019), the 1,399th most popular biography from France (down from 1,360th in 2019) and the 177th most popular French Writer.

Pierre de Marivaux is most famous for his play, "The Game of Love and Chance," which is a comedy about a man who tries to win the heart of a woman by playing cards.

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Among writers, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 1,231 out of 7,302. Before him are Léo Taxil, Michel Verne, Herrad of Landsberg, Laura Marx, Alexander Griboyedov, and Karim Findi. After him are Egill Skallagrímsson, John William Polidori, Gavrila Derzhavin, B. H. Liddell Hart, Rasul Gamzatov, and Lu You.

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Among people born in 1688, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 11. Before him are Gyeongjong of Joseon, Juraj Jánošík, Alexander Pope, James Francis Edward Stuart, Giuseppe Castiglione, and Maria Luisa of Savoy. After him are Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Stede Bonnet, Domenico Zipoli, Antonio Corradini, and François Lemoyne. Among people deceased in 1763, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 6. Before him are Augustus III of Poland, Princess Isabella of Parma, Antoine François Prévost, Cao Xueqin, and Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony. After him are Peter Forsskål, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 1,399 out of 6,770. Before him are Michel de Certeau (1925), Ernest Gellner (1925), Michel Verne (1861), Amandus (600), Pierre Duhem (1861), and Arnulf of Metz (582). After him are Magnentius (303), Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1198), Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847), Pierre Varignon (1654), and B. H. Liddell Hart (1895).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Pierre de Marivaux ranks 177. Before him are Jean de Joinville (1224), Michel Butor (1926), Monique Wittig (1935), Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), Léo Taxil (1854), and Michel Verne (1861). After him are B. H. Liddell Hart (1895), Charles Péguy (1873), Léon Bloy (1846), Émile Gaboriau (1832), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), and Madame d'Aulnoy (1651).

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