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Fred Vargas

French writer, archaeologist and historian
Person Human Q237087

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[26]
Date of birth
June 7, 1957
Place of birth
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
novelist, archaeologist, historian, author, writer
Employer
National Center for Scientific Research, Pasteur Institute[11][12]
Educated at
University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[13]
Award received
prix des Libraires (2002), CWA International Dagger (2006, 2007, 2009), German Crime Fiction Award (2016), Princess of Asturias Literary Prize (2018), Wikidata item (2015), Wikidata item (2017), Grand prix des lectrices de Elle for crime fiction (2002), prix du roman policier (1986), Wikidata item (2000), prix Sang d'encre des lycéens (1999, 2004), Michel-Lebrun prize (1995)[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Father
Philippe Audoin[8]
Sibling
Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau, Jo Vargas
Genre
crime literature[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[34]
Doctoral advisor
José Garanger (1983)[14]
Nominated for
CWA International Dagger (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)[33]
Academic degree
doctorate in France (1983)[29]
Family name
Audoin-Rouzeau[30]
Given name
Frédérique[31]
Movement
literary movement[27]
Name in native language
Audoin-Rouzeau[35]
Native language
French[10]
Pseudonym
Fred Vargas[32]
Start of work period
1986[36]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau en Fred Vargas ar فرد فارغاس cs Frédérique Audouin-Rouzeau cs Fredérique Vargas cs Fred Vargasová de Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau es Fredérique Audoin-Rouzeau es Frédérique Audoin Rouzeau es Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau es Frederique Audoin Rouzeau es Frederique Audoin-Rouzeau es Fredérique Audoin Rouzeau fa فرد وارگا fr Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau he פרד ורגה he פרדריק אודן-רוזו it Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau ja フレッド・ヴァルガス pl Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau
🔖 Identifiers · 86
ISNI
0000000120300340, 0000000117944807
VIAF cluster ID
86983699, 166612748
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95096250
GND ID
121145344, 1089332017
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fred Vargas 2009.jpg ↗
AlloCiné person ID
138040
ArchINFORM person/group ID
42446
Awards & Winners artist ID
08jxt5
BAnQ authority ID
0000474926
BD Gest' author ID
2874
BIBSYS ID
3026332
Babelio author ID
3212
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12058359w
BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
981058610538606706, 981058571990206706
CBDB.cz author ID
1200
CCAB ID
000629568
CiNii Research ID
1140282266836272256
Colon Classification
O122,3N57
DDB person (GND) ID
121145344
DUC ID
fred-vargas
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121145344
Discogs artist ID
1027474
Douban author ID
4609715
Douban personage ID
35271398
ELNET ID
a1155194x, a1127766x
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
fred-vargas
Europeana entity
agent/base/78498
FAST ID
1523976
Fantastic Fiction author ID
v/fred-vargas
FemBio ID
31368
Film.ru person ID
fred-vargas
FranceArchives agent ID
18625701
Freebase ID
/m/08jxt5
Goodreads author ID
68906 (2020)
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
fred-vargas
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0522382
HAND ID
9578-4E37-B471-B166-6DCD
IMDb ID
nm1725456
IdRef ID
028828232
J9U entity ID
987007574635705171
JRC Names ID
7971
KBR person ID
14650247
Kallías ID
PE00177466
Kinobox person ID
613023
Le Figaro tag ID
Fred-Vargas
LibraryThing author ID
vargasfred
Libris-URI
t4f9mg8wrq1hmzln
Munzinger person ID
00000026292
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09947718
NDL Authority ID
00884611
NL CR AUT ID
xx0015712
NLP ID
a0000002820819
NUKAT ID
n2004052163, n2004045219
National Library of Brazil ID
000326197
National Library of Chile ID
000230610
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200804417
National Library of Latvia ID
000313711
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:88Q;=zW
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810636576705606
National Library of Portugal ID
972454
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1217760
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071874097
NooSFere author ID
2147191285
Obálky knih ID
xx0015712
Open Library ID
OL6926243A, OL7201459A
PORT person ID
252599
Parsifal cluster ID
353511
Perlentaucher ID
fred-vargas
Persée author ID
236222
Quora topic ID
Fred-Vargas
RERO ID (legacy)
A003932716
Radio France person ID
fred-vargas
SBN author ID
RAVV102049
SHARE Catalogue author ID
444624
SNAC ARK ID
w6v44243
SVKKL authority ID
0201236-Vargas-Fred-1957
TMDB person ID
1108512
UCA authority ID
17917
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058610538606706
Vikidia article ID
fr:Fred_Vargas
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwTvBwcvyYfgbfMdDjG3
Yale LUX ID
person/ead4457c-4452-4942-9710-869f05def85d
ČSFD person ID
75059

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, historian, author, novelist, archaeologist
Award received 4
Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, prix des Libraires, CWA International Dagger, German Crime Fiction Award
Nominated for 4
CWA International Dagger, CWA International Dagger, CWA International Dagger, CWA International Dagger
← Winner 4
CWA International Dagger, CWA International Dagger, CWA International Dagger, CWA International Dagger
Employer 2
National Center for Scientific Research, Pasteur Institute
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Genre 1
crime literature
Given name 1
Frédérique
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Movement 1
literary movement
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
female
Works by author 1
Debout les morts
Writing language 1
French
← After a work by 1
Have Mercy on Us All
← FactGrid item ID 1
Kempner
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Summary

Fred Vargas was born on June 7, 1957[1], in Paris[2]. She has worked as a novelist[3], archaeologist[4], historian[5], author[6], and writer[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Fred Vargas include Debout les morts[37], a literary work[38].

FAQs

Where was Fred Vargas born?

Fred Vargas was born in Paris[2].

Who were Fred Vargas's parents?

Fred Vargas's father was Philippe Audoin[8].

What did Fred Vargas do for work?

Fred Vargas worked as a novelist[3], archaeologist[4], historian[5], author[6], and writer[7].

Where did Fred Vargas go to school?

Fred Vargas was educated at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[13].

What awards did Fred Vargas receive?

Honors received include prix des Libraires[15] and CWA International Dagger[16].

Related Entities

France National Center for Scientific Research Pasteur Institute

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . washingtontimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . online.wsj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . todostuslibros.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved . thecwa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . krimilexikon.de. Retrieved . krimilexikon.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . fpa.es. Retrieved . fpa.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . audiolib.fr. audiolib.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . rfi.fr. rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . polars.pourpres.net. polars.pourpres.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . polars.pourpres.net. polars.pourpres.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . prixpolarmichellebrun.blogspot.com. prixpolarmichellebrun.blogspot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [14] ↑ . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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