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French novelist (1925–2017)

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Jean d'Ormesson was a French male writer whose professional career spanned from 1956 until his death on December 5, 2017. Born on June 16, 1925, he was recognized in the Academie Francaise collection. His literary output includes works such as *Une Autre Histoire De La Litterature Francaise*, *Le bonheur à San Miniato*, and *Una historia sobre la nada*.

Records indicate that he authored nine works, with a specific count of five listed in one database. His bibliography includes *Une autre histoire de la littérature française, tome 5*. The subject is referenced by 169 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
9

Top works

  • Une Autre Histoire De La Litterature Francaise
  • Le bonheur à San Miniato
  • Una historia sobre la nada
  • Una historia sobre la nada
  • Une autre histoire de la littérature française, tome 5

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1925-06-16
Active to
2017-12-05

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
88

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Key facts

Born
Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson , ( 1925-06-16 ) 16 June 1925, 7th arrondissement of Paris , France
Died
5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) (aged 92), Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery , Paris
Occupation
Writer, columnist, reporter, philosopher, newspaper director
Language
French
Nationality
French
Education
Lycée Henri-IV
Alma mater
École normale supérieure
Notable works
Au revoir et merci (1966), The Glory of the Empire (1971), Au plaisir de Dieu (1974), Dieu, sa vie, son œuvre (1981), C'était bien (2003), C'est une chose étrange à la fin que le monde (2010)
Notable awards
Académie Française , ( seat 12 ), Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française , Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Spouse
Françoise Béghin
Children
Héloïse d'Ormesson

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Encyclopedic overview

Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson ( French: [ʒɑ̃ dɔʁməsɔ̃]; 16 June 1925 – 5 December 2017) was a French writer and novelist. He authored forty books, was the director of Le Figaro from 1974 to 1977, as well as the dean of the Académie Française, to which he was elected in 1973, until his death, in addition to his service as president of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences within UNESCO (1992–1997). A major public figure in France, known for his art de la conversation, Jean d'Ormesson was saluted as "the best of the French spirit" by President Emmanuel Macron upon his death.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jean d'Ormesson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.