Jean d'Ormesson
Jean d'Ormesson | |
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Jean d'Ormesson in 2011 | |
| Born | Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson 16 June 1925 7th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Died | 5 December 2017 (aged 92) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris |
| Occupation | Writer, columnist, reporter, philosopher, newspaper director |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée Henri-IV |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure |
| Notable works | Au revoir et merci (1966) The Glory of the Empire (1971) Au plaisir de Dieu (1974) Dieu, sa vie, son œuvre (1981) C'était bien (2003) C'est une chose étrange à la fin que le monde (2010) |
| Notable awards | Académie Française (seat 12) Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
| Spouse | Françoise Béghin |
| Children | Héloïse d'Ormesson |
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Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson (French: [ʒɑ̃ dɔʁməsɔ̃]; 16 June 1925 – 5 December 2017) 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 public figure in France, known for his art de la conversation, Jean d'Ormesson was saluted as "the best of the French spirit" by President Emmanuel Macron upon his death.