Died 1966-04-13.
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Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit, the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin. In 1935, he was elected as a member of the Académie Française. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-seven times. He was also the father of the…
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science · French writer (1884–1966) · writer · poet · novelist · physician · short story writer · playwright · also Georges Duhamel, Georges Duhamel (author), Duhamel
Born 30 June 1884 · Died 13 April 1966 · Q20733
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1950· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century for Confession de Minuit (1950).
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1947· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1947–1949).
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1944· 1 entry
Career landmark: perpetual secretary of the French Academy (1944–1946).
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1938· 1 entry
Because of Duhamel's anti-war stance, he was replaced by Jacques Bernard, but Duhamel returned to directing the Mercure de France publishers in 1945 (he was majority stock-holder of the company)
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1937· 1 entry
Was elected to the French Académie Nationale de Médecine and Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
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1936· 1 entry
Career landmark: president of the Société des gens de lettres (1936–1936).
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1935· 4 entries
Was elected as a member of the Académie Française
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Duhamel was elected to the 30th chair at the Académie Française
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Career landmark: seat 30 of the Académie française (1935–1966).
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Took over the direction of the review and its publishing house
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1920· 1 entry
Published Confession de minuit, the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin
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1919· 1 entry
Found two spots in the Val-d'Oise where he would henceforth spend his summers (Sausseron Valley and Valmondois)
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1918· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Goncourt for Civilization: 1914-1917 (1918).
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1884· 1 entry
Born 1884-06-30.
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