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Théophile Thoré-Bürger

1807 - 1869

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Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré (better known as Théophile Thoré-Bürger) (23 June 1807–30 April 1869) was a French journalist and art critic. He is best known today for rediscovering the work of painter Johannes Vermeer and several other prominent Dutch artists. Today, Thoré-Bürger is best known for rediscovering the work of Johannes Vermeer and Carel Fabritius He lived for more than a decade with Apolline Lacroix, the wife of his collaborator Paul Lacroix, the curator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. On Thoré-Bürger's death, she inherited his valuable art collection, much of which was eventually sold. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Théophile Thoré-Bürger is the 3,807th most popular writer (down from 3,739th in 2019), the 3,764th most popular biography from France (down from 3,713th in 2019) and the 475th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Théophile Thoré-Bürger ranks 3,807 out of 7,302. Before him are Farrukhi Sistani, Wang Bo, Luigi Capuana, Ricardo Piglia, Alberto Savinio, and Claude Aveline. After him are Bill Bryson, Émile Souvestre, Albert Aurier, Viktor Nekrasov, Ilya Ilf, and Petko Slaveykov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1807, Théophile Thoré-Bürger ranks 35. Before him are Thiệu Trị, Robert Blum, Joseph Decaisne, Jane Digby, Pieter Willem Korthals, and Auguste Laurent. After him are Emily Donelson, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Barbu Catargiu, Franz Xaver Fieber, Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, and Ye Mingchen. Among people deceased in 1869, Théophile Thoré-Bürger ranks 38. Before him are Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, Juraj Haulik, Giulia Grisi, Julian Fontana, Juan Almonte, and Adolphe Niel. After him are Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Gheorghe Asachi, Pyotr Anjou, Ōmura Masujirō, Alexander Dreyschock, and Johann Georg von Hahn.

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In France

Among people born in France, Théophile Thoré-Bürger ranks 3,764 out of 6,770. Before him are Adolphe Niel (1802), Jacques Dufilho (1914), Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700), Georgette Leblanc (1869), Marcel Langiller (1908), and Claude Aveline (1901). After him are Émile Souvestre (1806), Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu (1889), Albert Aurier (1865), Ligier Richier (1500), René de Saussure (1868), and Isidore Pils (1813).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Théophile Thoré-Bürger ranks 475. Before him are François de La Mothe Le Vayer (1588), Maurice Paléologue (1859), Joseph Joffo (1931), Jules Janin (1804), Auguste Barbier (1805), and Claude Aveline (1901). After him are Émile Souvestre (1806), Albert Aurier (1865), Charles Blanc (1813), Jean Echenoz (1947), Gabrielle Wittkop (1920), and Dominique Fernandez (1929).

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