Jean Racine
French dramatist (1639-1699)
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- human
- Date of birth
- December 22, 1639
- Date of death
- April 21, 1699
- Place of birth
- La Ferté-Milon
- Place of death
- Paris
- Country of citizenship
- Kingdom of France[17]
- Occupation
- playwright, poet, translator, librettist, historian, writer[19]
- Position held
- member of the Académie française[20]
- Notable work
- Andromaque, Phèdre, Athalie, La Thébaïde, Alexandre le Grand, Les Plaideurs, Britannicus, Bérénice, Bajazet, Mithridate, Iphigénie, Esther[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
- Father
- Jean Racine[11]
- Mother
- Jeanne Sconin[12]
- Spouse
- Catherine de Romanet[13]
- Child
- Jean-Baptiste Racine, Louis Racine, Marie Catherine Racine[14][15][16]
- Cause of death
- liver cancer[40]
- Student of
- Antoine Le Maistre, Pierre Nicole, Claude Lancelot, Jean Hamon[43][44]
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired
- Date of baptism
- December 22, 1639
- Described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, The New Student's Reference Work, New International Encyclopedia
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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- Has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Movement
- Classicism[38]
- Name in native language
- Jean Racine
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
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- Place of burial
- Saint-Étienne-du-Mont[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jean Baptiste Racine
en Racine
en Jean Racine
en Jean-Baptiste Racine
ar جان راسين
cs Jean Baptiste Racine
de Jean Baptiste Racine
el Ζαν Ρασίν
el Ρακίνας
en-gb Jean-Baptiste Racine
en-gb Jean Baptiste Racine
fa ژان راسین
fi Jean Baptiste Racine
fr Racine
fr Racine, Jean
he ז'אן רסין
he ראסין, ז׳אן
ja ジャン・ラシーヌ
ja ラシーヌジャン
ko 장 라신
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Jean Racine was born on December 21, 1639, in La Ferté-Milon and died on April 21, 1699, in Paris, holding citizenship in the Kingdom of France [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][5][14][15][1][2][3][16][17][4][4]. His father was Jean Racine and his mother was Jeanne Sconin [18][18]. He worked as a playwright, poet, translator, librettist, historian, and writer [2][16][1][19].
He had three children: Jean-Baptiste Racine, Louis Racine, and Marie Catherine Racine [18]. He held seat 13 of the Académie française from 1672 until his death in 1699 [20] and was a member of both the Académie Française and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres [20][21].
Jean Racine was buried at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont [22].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Jean Racine include rue Racine[45].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Yukio Mishima[46], a writer[47], 1925–1970[48], of Japan[49], awarded the Shinchosha literature award[50], specialised in creative and professional writing[51] and Voltaire[52], a philosopher[53], 1694–1778[54], of France[55], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[56], specialised in philosophy[57].
Works attributed to him include Bajazet[58], a dramatic work[59], founded in 1672[60]; Phèdre[61], a dramatic work[62], founded in 1677[63]; Andromaque[64], a dramatic work[65]; Bérénice[66], a dramatic work[67]; Britannicus[68], a literary work[69]; and Athalie[70], a dramatic work[71], founded in 1690[72]. Entities named for him include rue Racine[45].
FAQs
Where was Jean Racine born?
Jean Racine was born in La Ferté-Milon[2].
Where did Jean Racine die?
Jean Racine passed away in Paris[4].
Who were Jean Racine's parents?
Jean Racine's father was Jean Racine[11]. Jean Racine's mother was Jeanne Sconin[12].
Who was Jean Racine married to?
Jean Racine's spouses include Catherine de Romanet[13].
What did Jean Racine do for work?
Jean Racine worked as a playwright[5], poet[6], translator[7], librettist[8], and historian[9].
Where did Jean Racine go to school?
Jean Racine was educated at Lycée Saint-Louis[21] and Collège de la ville de Beauvais[22].
Who did Jean Racine influence?
Jean Racine has been cited as an influence by Yukio Mishima[46] and Voltaire[52].