Andrée Chedid

French poet and novelist of Lebanese descent (1920-2011)
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Summary

Andrée Chedid was born on March 20, 1920[1], in Cairo[2]. She died on February 6, 2011[3], in Paris[4]. She worked as a poet[5], writer[6], novelist[7], women's rights activist[8], and short story writer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,412 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery[11]
  • Spouse: Louis Selim Chedid[12]
  • Child: Louis Chedid[13]
  • Country of citizenship: France[14], Lebanon[15], Egypt[16]
  • Native language: French[17]
  • Occupation: playwright[18]
  • Field of work: poetry[19], literature[20]
  • Educated at: The American University in Cairo[21]
  • Notable work: File ar Fhile: Andrée Chedid[22]
  • Award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[23], Prix Goncourt de la Poésie[24], Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle[25], Louis Guilloux Prize[26], Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL[27], prix Pierre de Régnier[28], Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand[29], Prix Louise-Labé[30], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[31], Prix France-Liban[32], Prix des Quatre jurys[33], Prix Gutenberg (France)[34], Prix Albert-Camus[35], Scriptures & Spiritualities Award[36]
  • Sex or gender: female[37]
  • Commons category: Andrée Chedid[38]
  • Archives at: Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives[39]
  • Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease[40]
  • Family name: Chedid[41]
  • Given name: Andrée[42]
  • Relative: Matthieu Chedid[43]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[44]
  • Described by source: Third World Women's Literatures[45]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[46]
  • Birth name: Andrée Desaab[47]
  • Name in native language: Andrée Chedid[48]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[49]

  • Country: FR[50]

  • Began / founded: 1920-03-20[51]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-02-06[52]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3e9dc1c4-896e-438d-919e-5b7c862b8158[53]

Why It Matters

Andrée Chedid has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

Where was Andrée Chedid born?

Andrée Chedid was born in Cairo[2].

Where did Andrée Chedid die?

Andrée Chedid passed away in Paris[4].

Who was Andrée Chedid married to?

Andrée Chedid's spouses include Louis Selim Chedid[12].

What did Andrée Chedid do for work?

Andrée Chedid worked as a poet[5], writer[6], novelist[7], women's rights activist[8], and short story writer[9].

Where did Andrée Chedid go to school?

Andrée Chedid was educated at The American University in Cairo[21].

What awards did Andrée Chedid receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[23], Prix Goncourt de la Poésie[24], Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle[25], and Louis Guilloux Prize[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Prix Goncourt de la Poésie. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [32] ↑ . adelf.info. adelf.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . Les Échos. wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . biographie.whoswho.fr. biographie.whoswho.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . etudes-camusiennes.fr. etudes-camusiennes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . dev.ecrituresetspiritualites.fr. dev.ecrituresetspiritualites.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . portail-collections.imec-archives.com. Retrieved . portail-collections.imec-archives.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
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  2. 8w ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Paris
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    Award received → Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Prix Goncourt de la Poésie, Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle +13
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  5. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Spouse → Louis Selim Chedid
    Cause of death → Alzheimer's disease
    Writing language → French
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