# Maurice Genevoix

_French writer (1890-1980)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-02

> 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 29 November 1890 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Decize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P19))
- **Died:** 8 September 1980 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P570))
- **Place of death:** Xàbia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; poet; biographer; reserve officer; prose writer; essayist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P106))
- **Education:** École Normale Supérieure; Lycée Lakanal; lycée Pothier ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P69))
- **Spouse:** Suzanne Genevoix ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P26))
- **Positions held:** 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Prix Goncourt; Prix Blumenthal; Grand prix national des Lettres; 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; Paul Flat Prize; National Order of Merit; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres; Médaille de Verdun ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750#P166))

## 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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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Maurice Genevoix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Genevoix) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q22750](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22750) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: MauriceGenevoix-1949-Harcourt.jpg by Studio Harcourt (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MauriceGenevoix-1949-Harcourt.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Maurice Genevoix". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/maurice-genevoix. Retrieved 5 November 2026.