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French biographers

36 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

André MauroisAuthor · BooksAndré Maurois (French: [mɔʁwa]; born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author.
André SuarèsAuthor · BooksAndré Suarès, born Isaac Félix Suarès (12 June 1868, Marseille – 7 September 1948, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés) was a French poet and critic.
Andrei TarkovskyPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin.
Annette KolbAuthor · BooksAnnette Kolb (pseudonym of Anna Mathilde Kolb) was an author, journalist, emigrée and pacifist.
Armand LanouxAuthor · BooksArmand Lanoux (24 October 1913 – 23 March 1983) was a French writer.
Charles Pinot DuclosAuthor · BooksCharles Pinot (or Pineau) Duclos (lang; 12 February 1704 – 26 March 1772) was a French writer and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des…
Ève CurieAuthor · BooksÈve Denise Curie Labouisse (ɛv dəniz kyʁi labwis; December 6, 1904 – October 22, 2007) was a French and American writer, journalist and pianist.
François AragoAuthor · BooksDominique François Jean Arago (Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó), known simply as François Arago (lang; Francesc Aragó;
Guy de PourtalèsAuthor · BooksIllustration — Pourtalès c.
Henri AmourouxAuthor · BooksHenri Amouroux (1 July 1920 in Périgueux, Dordogne – 5 August 2007 in Le Mesnil-Mauger) was a French historian and journalist.
Henri BarbusseArtist · PaintingsHenri Barbusse (lang; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist, short story writer, journalist, poet and political activist.
Henri GhéonAuthor · BooksHenri Ghéon (15 March 1875 – 13 June 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic.
Hilaire BellocAuthor · BooksJoseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 187016 July 1953) was a French-English writer and political activist.
Jean SchlumbergerAuthor · BooksJean Schlumberger (born Paul Conrad Nikolaus Johann Schlumberger; 26 May 1877 – 25 October 1968) was a French writer, journalist and poet.
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-ConstantEngraver · PrintsJean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (also known as Benjamin-Constant), born Jean-Joseph Constant (10 June 1845 – 26 May 1902), was a French painter and etcher best known for his Oriental subjects…
Jean-Paul SartreAuthor · BooksJean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (US also; French: [saʁtʁ]; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, political activist, and writer, considered a leading figure in…
Jeanne ModiglianiArtist · PaintingsJeanne Modigliani (born Giovanna Hébuterne, 29 November 1918 – 27 July 1984) was an Italian-French historian of Jewish art mostly known for her biographical research on her father, School…
Léon DaudetAuthor · BooksLéon Daudet (French: [dodɛ]; 16 November 1867 – 2 July 1942) was a French journalist, writer, an active monarchist, and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Lucien DaudetArtist · PaintingsLucien Daudet (11 June 1878 – 16 November 1946) was a French writer, the son of Alphonse Daudet and Julia Daudet.
Malcolm de ChazalArtist · PaintingsMalcolm de Chazal (12 September 1902 – 1 October 1981) was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand…
Marcel LandovskiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel François Paul Landowski (18 February 1915 – 23 December 1999) was a French composer, biographer and arts administrator.
Marie BashkirtsevaArtist · SculptureMarie Bashkirtseff, born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva (– 31 October 1884), was an émigré artist who was born into a noble family on their estate near the city of Poltava.
Marthe BibescoAuthor · BooksPrincess Martha Bibescu (Martha Lucia; née Lahovary; 28 January 1886 – 28 November 1973), also known outside of Romania as Marthe Bibesco, was a Romanian-French writer, socialite, known for…
Maurice BardècheAuthor · BooksMaurice Bardèche (1 October 1907 – 30 July 1998) was a French art critic and journalist, better known as one of the leading exponents of neo-fascism and Holocaust denial in post–World War…
Maurice GenevoixAuthor · BooksMaurice Genevoix (29 November 1890 – 8 September 1980) was a French author and WWI veteran who is best known for his book Ceux de 14 (Those of 14 or 'The Men of 1914'), regarded as one of…
Olivier WeberPerson · Film memorabiliaOlivier Weber (born 1958) is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pascal ConvertPhotographer · PhotographyPascal Convert (born 1957) is a French visual artist. He has made sculpture, installations and videos, and has published several books.
Paterne BerrichonArtist · SculpturePaterne Berrichon, the pseudonym of Pierre-Eugène Dufour (10 January 1855, Issoudun – 30 July 1922, La Rochefoucauld) was a French poet, painter, sculptor and designer.
Pierre DaixPerson · Film memorabiliaPierre Georges Daix (24 May 1922 – 2 November 2014) was a French journalist, writer and art historian. He was a friend and biographer of Pablo Picasso.
Pierre François TissotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Tissot
Princess Eugénie of Greece and DenmarkAuthor · BooksPrincess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark (Evyenía; 10 February 1910 – 13 February 1989) was by birth member of the Greek royal family and by marriage member of the House of Radziwiłł and…
Roger VercelAuthor · BooksRoger Vercel (born Roger Cretin; 8 January 1894, in Le Mans – 26 February 1957, in Dinan) was a French writer.
StendhalAuthor · BooksMarie-Henri Beyle (lang; 23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal (lang), was a French writer.
Stéphan PerreauPerson · Music memorabiliaStéphan Perreau (born 1969) is a French contemporary musician and art historian.
Victor CousinAuthor · BooksVictor Cousin (lang; 28 November 179214 January 1867) was a French philosopher. He was the founder of "eclecticism", a briefly influential school of French philosophy that combined elements…
Yann MoixPerson · Film memorabiliaYann Moix (jan mwaks; born 31 March 1968) is a French author, film director and media commentator.

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