WRITER

Francis Jammes

1868 - 1938

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Francis Jammes (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃sis ʒam]; 2 December 1868, in Tournay – 1 November 1938, in Hasparren) was a French and European poet. He spent most of his life in his native region of Béarn and the Basque Country and his poems are known for their lyricism and for singing the pleasures of a humble country life (donkeys, maidens). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Jammes has received more than 61,672 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Jammes is the 1,473rd most popular writer (up from 1,929th in 2019), the 1,712th most popular biography from France (up from 2,174th in 2019) and the 212th most popular French Writer.

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Notable Works

Clairières dans le ciel, 1902-1906
1913
Ma fille Bernadette
1916
Francis Jammes
1950
Le deuil des primevères, 1898-1900
1920
De l'angelus de l'aube à l'angelus du soir, 1888-1897
1914
Romance of the Rabbit
1920
Romance of the Rabbit
1920
Le deuil des primevères, 1898-1900
French poetry
1920
De l'angelus de l'aube à l'angelus du soir, 1888-1897
1914
Clairières dans le ciel, 1902-1906
1913
Le roman du lièvre
1922
Francis Jammes
1950
Romance of the Rabbit
1920
Le roman du lièvre
1922
Le deuil des primevères, 1898-1900
French poetry
1920
Clairières dans le ciel, 1902-1906
1913
De l'angelus de l'aube à l'angelus du soir, 1888-1897
1914
Francis Jammes
1950

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Jammes ranks 1,473 out of 7,302. Before him are Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Colin Dexter, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Elizabeth Siddal, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, and Don Juan Manuel. After him are Achilles Tatius, Vita Sackville-West, René Char, Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Gottfried August Bürger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Francis Jammes ranks 61. Before him are Jane Avril, Olga Knipper, Louis Couturat, Émile Chartier, Franz Ritter von Epp, and Paul Otlet. After him are Ahmed Shawqi, Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Empress Dowager Longyu, Noe Zhordania, and Aleksa Šantić. Among people deceased in 1938, Francis Jammes ranks 55. Before him are Robert Wiene, Alfonsina Storni, Mary Mallon, Joseph Bédier, Aleksandr Kuprin, and César Vallejo. After him are Leo Frobenius, Ödön von Horváth, Alexandru Averescu, Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko, Axel Paulsen, and Ludwig Borchardt.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Jammes ranks 1,712 out of 6,770. Before him are Alice Prin (1901), Tarrare (1772), Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609), Abbo of Fleury (945), Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814), and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811). After him are William III, Duke of Aquitaine (910), René Char (1907), Guy Mollet (1905), Tomi Ungerer (1931), Alain Cuny (1908), and Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Francis Jammes ranks 212. Before him are Régis Debray (1940), Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758), Marie Anne Lenormand (1772), Tristan Corbière (1845), Jacques Cazotte (1719), and Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675). After him are René Char (1907), Tomi Ungerer (1931), Adam de la Halle (1245), Thoinot Arbeau (1520), Georges Duhamel (1884), and Guillaume de Lorris (1200).

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