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. [1] He wrote books with his brother, Jérôme Tharaud, for over 50 years. In 1906, they won the Prix Goncourt for Dingley, l'illustre écrivain. [1]
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.
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. [1] He wrote books with his brother, Jérôme Tharaud, for over 50 years. In 1906, they won the Prix Goncourt for Dingley, l'illustre écrivain. [1]
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.