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Pierre Loti
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French writer (1850-1923)
OverviewAI-generated
Pierre Loti, born Louis Marie Julien Viaud in Rochefort, France, in 1850, was a French writer, novelist, essayist, and naval officer. He served as a member of the Académie Française and was employed by Le Figaro. Loti was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and received several honors, including the Grand Cross, Grand Officer, and Commander of the Legion of Honour, as well as the Cross of Naval Merit.
He was educated at the Lycée Henri-IV and the École Navale. His literary output includes works such as Aziyadé, Le Desert, Madame Chrysanthême, Fantôme D´orient, and Les désenchantées; roman des harems turcs contemporains. Loti died in Hendaye in 1923.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 450
Top works
- Les désenchantées; roman des harems turcs contemporains
- Le Desert
- Aziyadé
- Fantôme D´orient
- Madame Chrysanthême
via Open Library + Wikidata
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1850–1923
- Nationality
- FR, FRA
- Role / Field
- France marine officers, Ecrivains, Authors, Writer, Virsnieks, Marina
- Language
- fre, fra
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 44 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Rochefort
- Place of death
- Hendaye
- Occupation
- photographer
- Educated at
- École Navale
- Employer
- Le Figaro
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Pierre Loti en académicien.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pierre Loti
- date of birth
- 1850-01-14
- date of death
- 1923-06-10
- Commons Creator page
- Pierre Loti
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Pierre Loti
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Pierre Loti
- pseudonym
- Pierre Loti
- birth name
- Louis Marie Julien Viaud
- writing language
- French
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- start of work period
- 1875-01-01
- end of work period
- 1923-01-01
- P8168
- Saúde District
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Pierre Loti, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Pierre Loti ( French: [pjɛʁ lɔti]; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud [lwi maʁi ʒyljɛ̃ vjo]; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.
Biography
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