Home › Entities › human › André Schwarz-Bart

André Schwarz-Bart

French writer (1928–2006)
Person human Q427503
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

André Schwarz-Bart was born on May 28, 1928[1], in Metz[2]. He died on September 30, 2006[3], in Les Abymes[4]. He worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and French resistance fighter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Pointe-à-Pitre[9]
  • Date of birth: May 23, 1928[10]
  • Spouse: Simone Schwarz-Bart[11]
  • Child: Jacques Schwarz-Bart[12]
  • Country of citizenship: France[13]
  • Native language: French[14]
  • Notable work: The Last of the Just[15]
  • Award received: Prix Goncourt[16], Jerusalem Prize[17], Officer of Arts and Letters[18], Bancarella Literary Prize[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Cause of death: surgical complications[21]
  • Given name: André[22]
  • Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[24]
  • Birth name: Abraham Szwarcbart[25]
  • Name in native language: André Schwarz-Bart[26]
  • Owner of: Maison La Souvenance[27]
  • Start of work period: 1950[28]
  • End of work period: 2006[29]

Why It Matters

André Schwarz-Bart has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was André Schwarz-Bart born?

André Schwarz-Bart's place of birth was Metz[2].

Where did André Schwarz-Bart die?

André Schwarz-Bart died in Les Abymes[4].

Who was André Schwarz-Bart married to?

André Schwarz-Bart's spouses include Simone Schwarz-Bart[11].

What did André Schwarz-Bart do for work?

André Schwarz-Bart worked as a writer[5], novelist[6], and French resistance fighter[7].

What awards did André Schwarz-Bart receive?

Honors received include Prix Goncourt[16], Jerusalem Prize[17], Officer of Arts and Letters[18], and Bancarella Literary Prize[19].

Related Entities

France Les Abymes

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . nobelprize.org. nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). André Schwarz-Bart. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/andr-schwarz-bart
MLA “André Schwarz-Bart.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/andr-schwarz-bart.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_andr-schwarz-bart_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{André Schwarz-Bart}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/andr-schwarz-bart}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): André Schwarz-Bart — https://4ort.xyz/entity/andr-schwarz-bart (retrieved 2026-10-16)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/andr-schwarz-bart · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wik"
  2. 12d ago · RonaldCarrierNU · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be_x_old', 'ckb', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he',
    Bing entity id → 7c13106d-d3d9-afa3-a2ed-4aa398fbbff9
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Person", "AndreSchwarz-Bart::h9h33"]
    Library of congress classification → PQ2637.C736
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Library of congress classification: PQ2637.C736"
  3. 5w ago · Reclus · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The storygraph author id → 52a1dddb-320b-4c9f-88b5-8f56fafeeed3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ The storygraph author id: 52a1dddb-320b-4c9f-88b5-8f56fafeeed3"
  4. 5w ago · C960657 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → André_Schwarz-Bart
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: André_Schwarz-Bart"
  5. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → omdPO
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541) 2"
  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0104756-SchwarzBart-Andre-19282006
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0104756-SchwarzBart-Andre-19282006, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.