Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Britannica's Book Bingo. Take our reading challenge! Books range form greatest, banned, and counterculture.
Britannica’s Book Bingo
Ancient book lit by candle
9 Obscure Literary Terms
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
Discover
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.
10 Great Sports Rivalries
Statue of Nostradamus
Nostradamus and His Prophecies
Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).
How Many Countries Are There in the World?
Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.
Roman Catholic Saints

Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Charles-Ferdinand-Ramuz
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born September 24, 1878 • Switzerland
Died May 23, 1947 (aged 68) • near Lausanne • Switzerland
Notable Works “Terror on the Mountain” • “The Soldier’s Tale”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Swiss-born French philosopher
portrait of Germaine de Staël
Germaine de Staël
French-Swiss author
Constant, detail of an oil painting by Hercule des Roches, c. 1830; in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris
Benjamin Constant
French author
Albert Cohen
Greek-born French-Jewish author and diplomat
Cendrars, 1953
Blaise Cendrars
Swiss writer
Édouard Rod
French author
Isabelle de Charrière, detail of an oil painting by Jens Juel; in Kasteel Zuylen, The Netherlands
Isabelle de Charrière
Swiss novelist
Laure Conan
Canadian author
Louis-Alexandre Chatrian
French author
Jules Goncourt
French author
Edmond Goncourt
French author
Émile Erckmann
French author
Jérôme Tharaud
French writer
Jean Tharaud
French writer
Voltaire
Voltaire
French philosopher and author
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
French writer
Stendhal, oil painting by Pierre-Joseph Dedreux-Dorcy; in the Bibliothèque Municipale de Grenoble, France.
Stendhal
French author
Samuel Beckett, 1965
Samuel Beckett
Irish author
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac
French author
Dimitry Levitzky: portrait of Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot
French philosopher