When was Maurice Genevoix born?

Maurice Genevoix was born on 29 November 1890 in Decize.

What positions has Maurice Genevoix held?

Positions held by Maurice Genevoix include: president (1970–1980); perpetual secretary of the French Academy (1958–1973); Member of the Académie française (1946–1980); President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival; president.

Where did Maurice Genevoix study?

Maurice Genevoix was educated at École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Lakanal, lycée Pothier.

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Maurice Genevoix

French writer (1890-1980)

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Maurice Genevoix was a French author and WWI veteran who is best known for his book Ceux de 14, regarded as one of the great firsthand accounts of that conflict.

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Born: 29 November 1890 wd
Place of birth: Decize wd
Died: 8 September 1980 wd
Place of death: Xàbia wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: writer, poet, biographer, reserve officer, prose writer, essayist wd
Education: École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Lakanal, lycée Pothier wd
Spouse: Suzanne Genevoix wd

Positions held wd

president (1970–1980)
perpetual secretary of the French Academy (1958–1973)
Member of the Académie française (24 October 1946 – 8 September 1980)
President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
president

Awards wd

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1963)
Prix Goncourt (1925)
Prix Blumenthal (1922)
Grand prix national des Lettres (1970)
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès
Marcelin Guérin Prize (1918)
Paul Flat Prize (1931)
National Order of Merit
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Médaille de Verdun

Questions

When was Maurice Genevoix born?: Maurice Genevoix was born on 29 November 1890 in Decize.
What positions has Maurice Genevoix held?: Positions held by Maurice Genevoix include: president (1970–1980); perpetual secretary of the French Academy (1958–1973); Member of the Académie française (1946–1980); President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival; president.
Where did Maurice Genevoix study?: Maurice Genevoix was educated at École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Lakanal, lycée Pothier.

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