# Georges Duhamel

_French writer (1884–1966)_

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> 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 musicologist and composer Antoine Duhamel.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 30 June 1884 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P19))
- **Died:** 13 April 1966 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P570))
- **Place of death:** Valmondois ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; poet; novelist; physician; short story writer; playwright ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P106))
- **Education:** Lycée Buffon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P69))
- **Spouse:** Blanche Albane ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P26))
- **Positions held:** president (1947–1949); perpetual secretary of the French Academy (1944–1946); president of the Société des gens de lettres (1936–1936); Member of the Académie française (21 November 1935 – 12 April 1966) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P39))
- **Awards:** Prix Goncourt; Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Croix de guerre 1914–1918; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Commander of the ordre de la Santé publique; Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733#P166))

## Questions

**When was Georges Duhamel born?**  
Georges Duhamel was born on 30 June 1884 in Paris.

**What positions has Georges Duhamel held?**  
Positions held by Georges Duhamel include: president (1947–1949); perpetual secretary of the French Academy (1944–1946); president of the Société des gens de lettres (1936–1936); Member of the Académie française (1935–1966).

**Where did Georges Duhamel study?**  
Georges Duhamel was educated at Lycée Buffon.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Georges Duhamel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Duhamel_(author)) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q20733](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20733) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Georges Duhamel 1930.jpg by Anonymous Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Georges_Duhamel_1930.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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