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Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)
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Summary

Octave Mirbeau was born on February 16, 1848[1], in Trévières[2]. He died on February 16, 1917[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], journalist[6], dramaturge[7], novelist[8], and essayist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,212 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: rue Beaujon[11]
  • Place of burial: Passy Cemetery[12]
  • Spouse: Alice Regnault[13]
  • Country of citizenship: France[14]
  • Native language: French[15]
  • Occupation: art critic[16], literary critic[17], anarchist[18], writer[19], prose writer[20], theatre critic[21], ghostwriter[22]
  • Employer: L'Humanité[23]
  • Educated at: Lycée Saint-François-Xavier de Vannes[24], Paris Law Faculty[25]
  • Notable work: The Diary of a Chambermaid[26]
  • Member of: Human Rights League[27], Académie Goncourt[28]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Movement: Impressionism[31]
  • Commons category: Octave Mirbeau[32]
  • Archives at: Departmental archives of Yvelines[33]
  • Family name: Mirbeau[34]
  • Given name: Octave[35], Henry[36], Marie[37]
  • Official website: http://mirbeau.asso.fr/[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Octave Mirbeau[39]
  • Relative: Claude Monet[40]
  • Depicted by: Octave Mirbeau[41]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42]

Why It Matters

Octave Mirbeau has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Works attributed to him include The Torture Garden[45], a literary work[46], founded in 1899[47]; The Diary of a Chambermaid[48], a literary work[49], founded in 1900[50]; Business is business[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1903[53]; Le Calvaire[54], a written work[55], founded in 1886[56]; Sébastien Roch[57], a literary work[58], founded in 1890[59]; and La 628-E8[60], a literary work[61].

FAQs

Where was Octave Mirbeau born?

Octave Mirbeau was born in Trévières[2].

Where did Octave Mirbeau die?

Octave Mirbeau died in Paris[4].

Who was Octave Mirbeau married to?

Octave Mirbeau's spouses include Alice Regnault[13].

What did Octave Mirbeau do for work?

Octave Mirbeau worked as a playwright[5], journalist[6], dramaturge[7], novelist[8], and essayist[9].

Where did Octave Mirbeau go to school?

Octave Mirbeau was educated at Lycée Saint-François-Xavier de Vannes[24] and Paris Law Faculty[25].

Related Entities

Auguste Rodin Claude Monet Émile Zola France National Gallery of Art The Diary of a Chambermaid Trévières

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  1. [2] ↑ . Departmental archives of Calvados. archives.calvados.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Vital records of Paris. archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [33] ↑ . archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved . archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Departmental archives of Calvados. Retrieved . archives.calvados.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Vital records of Paris. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . archives.calvados.fr. archives.calvados.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . archives.calvados.fr. archives.calvados.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . archives.calvados.fr. archives.calvados.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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