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Clara Longworth de Chambrun (1873–1954)

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Nom normalitzat
Chambrun, Clara Longworth de
Altres noms
Comtesse de Chambrun
Data de naixement
1873-10-18
Data de defunció
1954-06-01
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Llocs de residència
Paris, France
Educació
The Sorbonne, Paris, France
Professions
Shakespeare scholar
author
patron of the arts
memoirist
Relacions
Longworth, Nicholas (brother)
Chambrun, René de (son)
Organitzacions
The American Library in Paris
Premis i honors
Legion d'Honneur (1928)
Biografia breu
Clara Longworth was born into a wealthy family that was involved in Ohio politics for many years. Her brother Nicholas, a congressman, become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1901, Clara married Comte Aldebert de Chambrun, a direct descendant of the Marquis de Lafayette, and the couple had two children.  At age 48, the Comtesse earned a doctorate from the Sorbonne and won critical acclaim as a Shakespeare scholar. She became one of the founding members of the American Library in Paris.

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9
Membres
13
Popularitat
#774,335
ISBN
1