Jean Schopfer
Jean Schopfer(28 May 1868 – 9 January 1931) was a tennis player competing for France, and a writer, known under the pseudonym ofClaude Anet.He reached two singles finals at the AmateurFrench Championships,winning in 1892 over British playerFassitt,and losing in 1893 toLaurent Riboulet.[1]
Biography
[edit]Schopfer was born 28 May 1868,Morges,Switzerland.
Educated at theSorbonneand theÉcole du Louvre,Schopfer started writing in 1899. Under the name Claude Anet, Schopfer published many books, includingLa Révolution Russe,written after a trip to Russia duringWorld War I,Mayerling,based on theMayerling Incident,andSimon Kra,a biography of tennis playerSuzanne Lenglen.[2]
His 1920 novelAriane, jeune fille russehas been adapted into a number of films includingArianeandLove in the Afternoon.
He died on 9 January 1931 in Paris.
References
[edit]- ^"Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891–2008".rolandgarros.com.Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2012.Retrieved3 July2009.
- ^"Schopfer, Art, Plan, and Furnishing of a City".library.cornell.edu.Retrieved3 July2009.
External links
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- Works by Claude AnetatProject Gutenberg
- Works by or about Claude AnetatInternet Archive
- Works by or about Jean SchopferatInternet Archive
- Claude AnetatIMDb
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