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[[File:pierreloti.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Pierre Loti]]

==Country==

France

==Birth - Death==

1850 - 1923

==Occupation==

Writer

==Notable Achievements==

Academie Francaise, Legion d'honneur

==Description==

Pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud.  Captain in the French Navy.  Adventure writer who wrote based on his own life, notably in Turkey and as a supporter of Turkish Independence.  Books include ' Mon Frère Yves (1883), 'Pêcheur d'Islande' (1886), 'Au Maroc' (1890),  'Les Désenchantées' (1906), and 'La Mort de Philae (1908).   Recipient of France's Legion of Honor, and a member of the Academie Francaise (1892).  Known for his elaborate theme-based costume parties.

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Loti
* https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/120437.Pierre_Loti

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