Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850[1], in Dieppe[2]. He died on July 6, 1893[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a short story writer[5], playwright[6], journalist[7], novelist[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,575 views/month, #6,464 of 1,000,298).[10]
Guy de Maupassant studied under Gustave Flaubert[49].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Guy de Maupassant include 15355 Maupassant[50].
Why It Matters
Guy de Maupassant has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
He has been cited as an influence by Anton Chekhov[53], a physician[54], 1860–1904[55], of Russian Empire[56], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[57], specialised in prose[58]; Robert Louis Stevenson[59], a poet[60], 1850–1894[61], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[62], specialised in creative and professional writing[63]; Tobias Wolff[64], a novelist[65], b. 1945[66], of United States[67], awarded the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction[68], specialised in literature[69]; Kate Chopin[70], a writer[71], 1850–1904[72], of United States[73]; M. T. Vasudevan Nair[74], a film director[75], 1933–2024[76], of India[77], awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award[78], specialised in literature[79]; and Roger Martin du Gard[80], a writer[81], 1881–1958[82], of France[83], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[84].
Works attributed to him include Bel-Ami[85], The Horla[86], The Necklace[87], Boule de Suif[88], Une Vie[89], and Pierre et Jean[90]. Entities named for him include 15355 Maupassant[50].
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