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René Huyghe

1906 - 1997

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René Huyghe (3 May 1906 Arras, France – 5 February 1997, Paris) was a French writer on the history, psychology and philosophy of art. He was also a curator at the Louvre's department of paintings (from 1930), a professor at the Collège de France director of the Musée Jacquemart-André, and, beginning in 1960 a member of the Académie Française. He was the father of the writer François-Bernard Huyghe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Huyghe is the 3,199th most popular writer (up from 3,679th in 2019), the 3,317th most popular biography from France (up from 3,675th in 2019) and the 420th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, René Huyghe ranks 3,199 out of 7,302. Before him are Phylarchus, Kosta Khetagurov, Yakov Perelman, Géza Gárdonyi, Vincent Voiture, and Henry Darger. After him are Janosch, Macropedius, Jan Luyken, Maria Wirtemberska, António Ferreira, and Ama Ata Aidoo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, René Huyghe ranks 179. Before him are Renate Müller, Knut Kroon, Martí Ventolrà, James Quinn, Jean Leray, and Walter Legge. After him are William J. Brennan Jr., Igor Moiseyev, Sergei Gerasimov, Harry Hammond Hess, Paul Sacher, and Nils Axelsson. Among people deceased in 1997, René Huyghe ranks 137. Before him are Georges Marchais, Sanford Meisner, King Hu, Lev Kopelev, Alfredo II, and Amos Tutuola. After him are William J. Brennan Jr., Hans Bauer, Lam Ching-ying, Paul Carell, Giorgio Strehler, and Georgy Shonin.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Huyghe ranks 3,317 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Pathé (1863), Aimeric de Peguilhan (1200), Georges Rayet (1839), Louis-Sébastien Lenormand (1757), Maxime Rodinson (1915), and Sébastien Faure (1858). After him are Alfred Bruneau (1857), Virginie Demont-Breton (1859), Nicolas de Grigny (1672), Claude Pompidou (1912), Irène Jacob (1966), and Matthias de l'Obel (1538).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, René Huyghe ranks 420. Before him are Jean-Sifrein Maury (1746), Jean Desmarets (1595), Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé (1599), Léon Daudet (1867), Étienne Pivert de Senancour (1770), and Vincent Voiture (1597). After him are Émile Faguet (1847), Suzanne Curchod (1737), Gaston Rébuffat (1921), Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1707), Rutebeuf (1300), and Juliette Adam (1836).

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