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René Guillot

1900 - 1969

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René Paul Guillot (24 January 1900 – 26 March 1969) was a French writer of children's books who lived, worked and travelled in French West Africa. For his lasting contribution as a children's writer Guillot received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1964. The award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Guillot is the 4,032nd most popular writer (up from 4,544th in 2019), the 3,942nd most popular biography from France (up from 4,222nd in 2019) and the 499th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, René Guillot ranks 4,032 out of 7,302. Before him are Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, Jacqueline de Romilly, Sven Aggesen, Og Mandino, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, and Edwin Atherstone. After him are Severus Sanctus Endelechius, Jan Wolkers, Davit Guramishvili, Henry Bataille, Eeva Kilpi, and Sanmao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, René Guillot ranks 198. Before him are Gilberto Freyre, Bruno Apitz, George Calnan, Haskell Curry, Ioannis Andreou, and Helen Morgan. After him are Roy Harrod, Ioannis Theodoropoulos, Clyde Tolson, Vasily Abaev, Émile Druart, and Maurice Dobb. Among people deceased in 1969, René Guillot ranks 142. Before him are Gabriel Chevallier, Silvestre Igoa, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Otto Fahr, Al Taliaferro, and Saverio Ragno. After him are Henri Decoin, Ernst Deutsch, William Gilmore, Leopold von Wiese, Georges Ronsse, and Leonardo Cilaurren.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Guillot ranks 3,942 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacqueline de Romilly (1913), André Lerond (1930), Henri Lebasque (1865), Eugène Flachat (1802), Robert, Count of Mortain (1031), and Jean-François Séguier (1703). After him are Maxime Bossis (1955), Henry Bataille (1872), Philippe Sarde (1948), Bernard Pivot (1935), Jacques Soustelle (1912), and Sophie, Countess of Bar (1018).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, René Guillot ranks 499. Before him are Jules Lemaître (1853), Marcel Arland (1899), Roger Vitrac (1899), Konrad Pellikan (1478), Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand (1697), and Jacqueline de Romilly (1913). After him are Henry Bataille (1872), Marcel Jouhandeau (1888), Paul Fort (1872), Louis Hémon (1880), Marc Levy (1961), and André Schwarz-Bart (1928).

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