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 (25,931 views/month, #6,464 of 1,000,298).[10]
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Guy de Maupassant studied under Gustave Flaubert[55].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Guy de Maupassant include 15355 Maupassant[56].
Why It Matters
Guy de Maupassant has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
He has been cited as an influence by Anton Chekhov[59], a physician[60], 1860–1904[61], of Russian Empire[62], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[63], specialised in prose[64]; Robert Louis Stevenson[65], a poet[66], 1850–1894[67], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[68], specialised in creative and professional writing[69]; Kate Chopin[70], a writer[71], 1850–1904[72], of United States[73]; Tobias Wolff[74], a novelist[75], b. 1945[76], of United States[77], awarded the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction[78], specialised in literature[79]; M. T. Vasudevan Nair[80], a film director[81], 1933–2024[82], of India[83], awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award[84], specialised in literature[85]; and Roger Martin du Gard[86], a writer[87], 1881–1958[88], of France[89], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[90].
Works attributed to him include Bel-Ami[91], The Necklace[92], The Horla[93], Boule de Suif[94], Une Vie[95], and Pierre et Jean[96]. Entities named for him include 15355 Maupassant[56].
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