Béatrix Beck

Also known as Beatrix Beck

French writer of Belgian origin (1914–2008)

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Villars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland

Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin. She was born at Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide who encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008. Source: Article…

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Instance of: human
Family name: Beck
Gender: female
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Villars-sur-Ollon
Place of death: Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
Father: Christian Beck
Occupation: opinion journalist
Employer: André Gide
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Field of work: translation
Number of children: 1

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name in native language: Béatrix Beck
date of birth: 1914-07-30
date of death: 2008-11-01
cause of death: Parkinson's disease
writing language: French
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Béatrix Eugénie Henriette Marie Beck
medical condition: Parkinson's disease
handedness: right-handedness
archives at: Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives

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