Alphonse Daudet was born on May 13, 1840[1], in Nîmes[2]. He died on December 16, 1897[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a writer[5], playwright[6], poet[7], novelist[8], and autobiographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,486 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[10]
Things named for Alphonse Daudet include 11484 Daudet[53].
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Alphonse Daudet has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
He has been cited as an influence by Yann Martel[56], a writer[57], b. 1963[58], of Canada[59], awarded the Booker Prize[60], specialised in creative and professional writing[61]; Bolesław Prus[62], a journalist[63], 1847–1912[64], of Poland[65], awarded the Cross of Independence with Swords[66], specialised in fiction[67]; and Traian Demetrescu[68], a linguist[69], 1866–1896[70], of Romania[71].
Works attributed to him include Letters From My Windmill[72], a literary work[73], founded in 1869[74]; L'Arlésienne[75], a literary work[76], founded in 1869[77]; Tartarin of Tarascon[78], a literary work[79], founded in 1872[80]; The Last Lesson[81], a literary work[82]; and Le petit chose[83], a literary work[84]. Entities named for him include 11484 Daudet[53].
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