Martin Du Gard, Roger
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| born on | 23 March 1881 at 03:00 (= 03:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Neuilly sur Seine, France, 48n53, 2e16 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m2e16 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   02°38'   02°17 Asc. 16°04'
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Biography
French writer, novelist, dramatist, adventurer and archaeologist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1937. Born into a family of lawyers, he was educated in Paris, graduating as archivist-paleographer in 1905. His first novel, published in 1908, did not receive any success, but he gained some recognition with the book "Jean Barois" in 1913. After serving in a motor transport unit throughout WW I, he wrote his masterpiece, "Les Thibaults," 1922-1940.
He married Helene Foucault in 1906. Martin Du Gard died on 8/22/1958, Belleme, France.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 22 August 1958 (Age 77)
- Work : Prize 1937 (Nobel Prize)
- Relationship : Marriage 1906 (Helene Foucault)
- Social : End a program of study 1905 (Graduated as an archivist-paleographer)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1940 (Release of book, "Les Thibaults")
Source Notes
Gauquelin Vol 6/548
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize (1937, Literature)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Motor transport, WW I)
