About Jean de Tinan
Lived 1874 – 1898 (aged 23–24). Jean de Tinan was a French writer and journalist.
Jean de Tinan (19 January 1874 – 18 November 1898), also known as Jean Le Barbier de Tinan, was a French writer.
Biography Born on January 19 1874, in Paris, France, to a Eugène Jean-Marie Théodose Le Barbier de Tinan and Valentine Derval. He would grow up with his grandmother and aunt instead of his parents Jean de Tinan moved to Paris in 1895 after graduating from the School of Agriculture in Montpellier.
He acted as ghostwriter for Willy for two of his novels: Maîtresse d'esthètes and Un vilain Monsieur!
He is remembered as a figure of the Belle Époque. He died on November 18 1898 from a stroke in Paris and was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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Who was Jean de Tinan?
French writer (1874–1898)
When was Jean de Tinan born?
Jean de Tinan was born on 19 January 1874 in Paris.
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Jean de Tinan died in 1898 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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Jean de Tinan was a writer and journalist.
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Jean de Tinan was French.
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