Literary Library

Dom Joseph Pothier

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1835 - December 8, 1923French prelate, liturgist and scholarWas the composer of many Gregorian songs and articlesWas the head and edit...
Bishop Catholic Catholic Church Composer France French Gregorian Liturgist Liturgy Music Prelate Scholar Song Songs

Eve Curie Labouisse

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1904 - October 22, 2007French-American writer, journalist and pianistAuthor of "Madame Curie" (for which she won the National Book Awa...
France French French-American Journalism Journalist Marie Curie National Book Award Pianist Writer

Jean-Luc Godard

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1930 - September 13, 2022French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film criticAuthor of "Godard on Godard: Critical Writings", "Cin...
Academy Award Cinema Film Film Critic Film Director Filmmaker France French French New Wave Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Swiss Switzerland

Benjamin Stora

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1950 - French-Algerian historianAuthor of "Appeles en Guerre d'Algerie", "Algeria, 1830 - 2000" and "Les Trois Exils Juif D'Algerie" #...
Algeria Algerian France French history Jewish Jews North Africa North African History

Jacque Barzun

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1907 - October 25, 2012French-American historian, writer, novelist and soldierAuthor of "The House of Intellect" (for which he was nom...
English Poetry France French Historian history Military National Book Award Novel Novelist Poetry Soldier Writer

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologistPublished the 36 volume edition of "Histoire Naturelle" Became t...
Comte Cosmologist Cosmology Count France French Math Mathematician Mathematics Natural World Naturalist

Francois-Rene du Chateaubriand

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1768 - July 4, 1848French writer, politician and historianAuthor of "Rene", "The Martyrs" and "Travels in America"
America France French Historian history Political Politician Politics USA

Eugene Ionesco

by Angela Beck
November 26, 1909 - March 28, 1994Romanian-French playwright and novelistAuthor of the plays "Rhinoceros", "Exit the King" and "The Bald Soprano"N...
France French Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Playwright Romania Romanian

Jose Maria de Heredia

by Angela Beck
November 22, 1842 - October 3, 1905Cuban-born French poetHe was mostly known for his sonnets
Cuba Cuban France French Poem Poet Poetry Sonnets

Andre Gide

by Angela Beck
November 22, 1869 - February 19, 1951French novelistAuthor of more than books including "The Immoralist", "The Pastoral Symphony" and "The Fruits ...
France French Nobel Prize Novel Novelist

Voltaire

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778French writer, historian and philosopherAuthor of "Zadig", "Candide" and "Treatise on Tolerance"He wrote more than...
France French Historian history Pamphlet Philosopher Philosophy

Roland Barthes

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1915 - March 26, 1980French literary theorist, philosopher and criticAuthor of "Mythologies", "The Death of the Author" and "Camera L...
Critic France French Literary Scholar Literary Theorist Philosopher Philosophy