Jean Tharaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Tharaud

French writer

Date of Birth: 09-May-1877

Place of Birth: Saint-Junien, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1952

Profession: writer, historian

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jean Tharaud (9 May 1877 – 8 April 1952) was a French writer. Tharaud was born in Saint-Junien, Haute-Vienne.
As a young man, he had been secretary to Maurice Barrès.
He wrote books with his brother, Jérôme Tharaud, for over 50 years.
In 1906, they won the Prix Goncourt for Dingley, l'illustre écrivain.He was the eighteenth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1946.
His brother, Jérôme, had been seated at chair 31 in 1938. He died in Paris in 1952.

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