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René Benjamin

1885 - 1948

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René Benjamin (French pronunciation: [ʁəne bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃]; 1885 in Paris, France - 1948 in Tours, France) was a French writer. In 1915 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Gaspard. In 1938, he became the first Goncourt laureate to be appointed a member of the Académie Goncourt, the jury that decides the winner of the prize. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Benjamin is the 5,517th most popular writer (up from 6,037th in 2019), the 4,798th most popular biography from France (up from 5,043rd in 2019) and the 610th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, René Benjamin ranks 5,517 out of 7,302. Before him are Robertson Davies, Ádám Bodor, Kristin Hannah, Peter S. Beagle, Federico De Roberto, and Robert Menasse. After him are Joanne Harris, Amira Hass, Zeruya Shalev, Betje Wolff, David Weber, and Aya Kitō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, René Benjamin ranks 227. Before him are Carl Silfverstrand, Leonida Tonelli, Prudencia Ayala, Aldo Palazzeschi, Aquilino Ribeiro, and Otto Kruger. After him are Károly Dietz, George Fitzmaurice, Alan Noble, John Fenning, Ben Chifley, and John Beazley. Among people deceased in 1948, René Benjamin ranks 172. Before him are Julius Curtius, Alice Salomon, István Barta, Wesley Clair Mitchell, Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, and Thomas Mofolo. After him are Joseph Wedderburn, George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, Samuel P. Bush, George Mehnert, Vasily Kachalov, and Elissa Landi.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Benjamin ranks 4,798 out of 6,770. Before him are Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1641), Alain Guiraudie (1964), Bernard Le Coq (1950), Isabelle Nanty (1962), Olivier Grouillard (1958), and Georges Spénale (1913). After him are Bruno Génésio (1966), Désiré Doué (2005), Guy Mairesse (1910), Quentin Meillassoux (1967), Antoine Cuissard (1924), and Gérard Collomb (1947).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, René Benjamin ranks 610. Before him are Vernon Lee (1856), Jacques Dupin (1927), Anatole Le Braz (1859), Carine Roitfeld (1954), Jeanne Dumée (1660), and Teresa de la Parra (1889). After him are Armand Lanoux (1913), Léon Frapié (1863), Michel Deguy (1930), Eugène Dabit (1898), Jean-Jacques Schuhl (1941), and Olivier Rolin (1947).

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