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Maurice Barrès
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French novelist (1862-1923)
Maurice Barrès was a French novelist and influential intellectual figure who lived from 1862 to 1923 and wrote during a transformative period in French literature and politics. His work is historically significant because he shaped important debates about French nationalism, spirituality, and the relationship between the individual and the nation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Charmes
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Child
- Philippe Barrès
- Occupation
- journalist
- Political party
- Republican Federation
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Student of
- Jules Lagneau
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Image
- 1918 Maurice Barrès.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Maurice Barrès
- Commons category
- Maurice Barrès
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1862-08-19
- date of death
- 1923-12-04
- Commons Creator page
- Maurice Barrès
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- French
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- Category:Maurice Barrès
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Works in European collections
14 objects attributed to Maurice Barrès, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Auguste-Maurice Barrès ( French: [oɡyst mɔʁis baʁɛs]; 19 August 1862 – 4 December 1923) was a French novelist, journalist, philosopher, and politician. Spending some time in Italy, he became a figure in French literature with the release of his work The Cult of the Self in 1888. He was elected a member of the Académie Française in 1906.
In politics, Barrès was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1889 as a Boulangist and would play a prominent political role for the rest of his life. He presided over the Ligue des Patriotes from 1914 until his death in 1923.
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