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Paul Émile Chabas

French painter (1869-1937)

Born
March 7, 1869
Died
May 10, 1937
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1869

About Paul Émile Chabas

Paul Émile Chabas was a French painter and illustrator and member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Chabas won the Prix National at the 1899 Paris Salon with his Joyeux Ébats. Chabas first visited the United States in 1914 for a season of painting there. He was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 and in 1912 received the Médaille d’honneur.

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Paul Émile Chabas timeline

  1. Chabas won the Prix National at the 1899 Paris Salon with his Joyeux Ébats.
  2. He was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 and in 1912 received the Médaille d’honneur.
  3. Chabas first visited the United States in 1914 for a season of painting there.

The world when Paul Émile Chabas was born

Paul Émile Chabas was born in 1869. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1869

  • Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
  • Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Émile Chabas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18692026
Population35.6M341 million

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