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Robert Desnos

1900 - 1945

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Robert Desnos (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ dɛsnos]; 4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Desnos is the 1,638th most popular writer (down from 1,603rd in 2019), the 1,900th most popular biography from France (down from 1,864th in 2019) and the 236th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Desnos ranks 1,638 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Moorcock, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Harlan Coben, Pehr Henrik Ling, and Babrius. After him are Boualem Sansal, Robert Silverberg, Mao Dun, Elizabeth George, Robert Wilson, and Fran Krsto Frankopan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Robert Desnos ranks 85. Before him are Fritz London, Franz Walter Stahlecker, Karin Boye, Violet Brown, Joseph Needham, and Helene Weigel. After him are Agnes Moorehead, Camille Chamoun, Marc Allégret, Bluma Zeigarnik, Hassan Fathy, and Fulcanelli. Among people deceased in 1945, Robert Desnos ranks 119. Before him are Takijirō Ōnishi, Lord Alfred Douglas, Constanze Manziarly, Franz Hössler, Robert Brasillach, and Matthias Kleinheisterkamp. After him are August Hirt, Le Pétomane, Rudolf Lange, Hajime Sugiyama, Seiichi Itō, and Leonid Pasternak.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Desnos ranks 1,900 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1610), Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), Jean-Paul Laurens (1838), Michel Fourniret (1942), and Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761). After him are Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Adrien Manglard (1695), Phillipe de Plessis (1165), Herleva (1003), Bixente Lizarazu (1969), and Isabella of Bourbon (1437).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Robert Desnos ranks 236. Before him are Charles Paul de Kock (1793), Henry de Montherlant (1895), René Char (1907), Robert Brasillach (1909), Jacques Amyot (1513), and Rodulfus Glaber (985). After him are Adèle Hugo (1830), Jean Bodel (1165), André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909), Marquis de Custine (1790), Marcel Achard (1899), and Thoinot Arbeau (1520).

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