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Édouard-Henri Avril

1849 - 1928

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Édouard-Henri Avril (French: [avʁil]; 21 May 1849 – 28 July 1928) was a French painter and commercial artist. Under the pseudonym Paul Avril, he was an illustrator of erotic literature. Avril was a soldier before starting his career in art; he was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions in the Franco-Prussian War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Édouard-Henri Avril is the 146th most popular painter (up from 159th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Painter.

Édouard-Henri Avril is most famous for his work as a sculptor. He was born in 1883 and died in 1962. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and he was a contemporary of Auguste Rodin.

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Among painters, Édouard-Henri Avril ranks 146 out of 2,023. Before him are Edward Hopper, Émile Bernard, Lili Elbe, Man Ray, Lavinia Fontana, and Antonello da Messina. After him are Jean Fouquet, Jan Steen, Frederic Leighton, Fernand Léger, Filippino Lippi, and William Hogarth.

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Among people born in 1849, Édouard-Henri Avril ranks 4. Before him are Ivan Pavlov, August Strindberg, and Bertha Benz. After him are August von Mackensen, Muhammad Abduh, Blanche Monnier, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Bernhard von Bülow, Felix Klein, Alfred von Tirpitz, and W. T. Stead. Among people deceased in 1928, Édouard-Henri Avril ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Hardy, Hendrik Lorentz, Wilhelm Wien, Maria Feodorovna, Leoš Janáček, and Max Scheler. After him are Emmeline Pankhurst, Theodore William Richards, Johannes Fibiger, Franz Stuck, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, and Pyotr Wrangel.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Édouard-Henri Avril ranks 11 out of 213. Before him are Tariq ibn Ziyad (670), Jacques Derrida (1930), Yves Saint Laurent (1936), Jugurtha (-160), Saint Monica (332), and Louis Althusser (1918). After him are Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), Juba II (-52), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Dihya (700), and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898).

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Among painters born in Algeria, Édouard-Henri Avril ranks 1. 

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