Who dated Bertrand de Jouvenel?

Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ də ʒuvnɛl dez‿yʁsɛ̃]; 31 October 1903 – 1 March 1987) was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist. He taught at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Manchester, Yale University, the University of Chicago, the University of California, Berkeley and at the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

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Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French: [sidɔni ɡabʁijɛl kɔlɛt]; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.

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