Jean Tharaud
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Jean Tharaud was a French writer.
Tharaud was born in Saint-Junien
, Haute-Vienne
.
He was the eighteenth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française
in 1946. His brother, Jérôme Tharaud
, was earlier seated at chair 31 in 1938.
He died at Paris in 1952.
Tharaud was born in Saint-Junien
Saint-Junien
Saint-Junien, , is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France. Its sister city is Charleroi, Belgium.-History:...
, Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...
.
He was the eighteenth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1946. His brother, Jérôme Tharaud
Jérôme Tharaud
Jérôme Tharaud was a French writer. He was elected the fifteenth occupant of Académie française seat 31 in 1938.-References:...
, was earlier seated at chair 31 in 1938.
He died at Paris in 1952.
External links
- Works by or about Jean Tharaud at Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
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