Michel Leiris was born on April 20, 1901[1], in 16th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He died on September 30, 1990[3], in Saint-Hilaire[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], writer[6], ethnologist[7], poet[8], and diarist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,974 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[10]
Michel Leiris has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
He has been cited as an influence by Manuel Delgado Ruiz[40], an anthropologist[41], b. 1956[42], of Spain[43], awarded the Anagrama Essay Prize[44].
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Michel Leiris's place of birth was 16th arrondissement of Paris[2].
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