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Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Swiss writer
"Ramuz" redirects here. For the city in Iran, see Ramhormoz.
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz | |
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Ramuz on a 200-francs Swiss banknote. | |
Born | (1878-09-24)24 September 1878 Lausanne, Switzerland |
Died | 23 May 1947(1947-05-23) (aged 68) Lausanne, Switzerland |
Occupation | Novelist, poet |
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
Period | 1903–1947 |
Notable works | La Grande Peur dans la Montagne |
Spouse | Cécille Cellier (1872–1956) |
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (24 September 1878 – 23 May 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer.
Biography
He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and was educated at the University of Lausanne.
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He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent trips home to Switzerland. As part of his studies in Paris he wrote a thesis on the poet Maurice de Guérin.[1] In 1903