Le Figaro: Jean d'Ormesson
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Jean d'Ormesson
Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson 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…
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culture · French novelist, writer and public figure (1925–2017) · journalist · writer · also Jean d'Ormesson, d'Ormesson
Born 16 June 1925 · Died 5 December 2017 · Q353866
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2017· 5 entries
Gala: Jean d'Ormesson vu par sa petite-fille Marie-Sarah : "Le grand-père que tout le monde rêverait d’avoir"
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Gala: Jean d'Ormesson intime : "La grande affaire de ma vie a été l’amour. J'ose à peine vous dire à quel point j'ai connu les femmes"
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Died 2017-12-05.
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Le Journal de Québec: L'écrivain Jean d'Ormesson est mort à l'âge de 92 ans
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Career landmark: funeral.
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2014· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2014).
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2010· 1 entry
Was awarded the Ovid Prize, Romania, in recognition of his body of work
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2001· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand (2001).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Grand prix Jean-Giono (1999).
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded Grand prix RTL-Lire (1994).
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1992· 2 entries
Awarded Scanno Prize (1992).
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Career landmark: president (1992–1997).
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1979· 1 entry
Awarded Paulée de Meursault Prize (1979).
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Balzac (1975).
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: chief executive officer (1974–1977).
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1973· 2 entries
Career landmark: seat 12 of the Académie française (1973–2017).
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Until his death, in addition to his service as president of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences within UNESCO (1992–1997)
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1971· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for The Glory of the Empire (1971).
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Career landmark: general secretary (1971–1992).
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1949· 1 entry
Studied at École Normale Supérieure (1944–1949).
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1944· 1 entry
Studied at Lycée Henri-IV (1943–1944).
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1942· 1 entry
Studied at Lycée Masséna (1941–1942).
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1925· 1 entry
Born 1925-06-16.
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