Jules Romains
Jules Romains was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté . Sinclair Lewis called him one of the six best novelists in the world.
26 August 1885
Born on the same birth day (26 August): Ben Bradlee • Bryon Baltimore • Colin Kazim-Richards • Cristian Mora • Frederick V of the Palatinate • Howard Clark (golfer) • James Harden • Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle • Juan Joseph • Manuel Oribe • Mehriban Aliyeva • Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha • Roger Kingdom • Sebastian Bönig
Born in the same month (August 1885): August 15 • Dino Campana • George de Hevesy • Grace Hutchins • Jean Cabannes • Nettie Palmer • Tedda Courtney • Vance Palmer • Édouard Fabre