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Jean Rolin

French writer (born 1949)
Person human Q1621326

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
June 14, 1949
Place of birth
Boulogne-Billancourt
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
reporter, journalist, writer, novelist, essayist, author[9]
Educated at
Lycée Louis-le-Grand[10]
Award received
Roger Nimier Prix, Broquette-Gonin prize, Albert Londres Prize for the best reporter in the written press, Prix Médicis, Louis Guilloux Prize, Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand, Ptolémée Prize, Prix de la langue française, Prix Alexandre-Vialatte, Prix Pierre Mac Orlan, Amic Prize, Amic Prize, Prix La Ville à lire, Jean-Freustié Prize, Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud, Joseph-Kessel Prize, Wikidata item[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Sibling
Olivier Rolin[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[29]
Archives at
Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives[26]
Family name
Rolin[27]
Given name
Jean[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jean Philippe Rolin en Jean Rolin ar جين رولان de Jean Philippe Rolin fa ژان رولن ja ジャン・ロラン ko 장 롤랭 ko 장 필리프 롤랭
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000116378276
VIAF cluster ID
49230841
Library of Congress authority ID
n80164531
GND ID
138322368
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jean Rolin 20100328 Salon du livre de Paris 1.jpg ↗
Académie française award winner ID
jean-rolin
BIBSYS ID
90985424
Babelio author ID
9694
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11922442s
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
jean-rolin
Europeana entity
agent/base/119814
Evene ID
jean-rolin-6190
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FAST ID
65783
Freebase ID
/m/034z1n
Goodreads author ID
799240
IdRef ID
027106632
IxTheo authority ID
601614208
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
199054
NL CR AUT ID
xx0000919
NLP ID
a0000002680706
NUKAT ID
n2005031205
National Library of Greece ID
77116
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007312057505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810565744605606
National Library of Portugal ID
377173
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1422603
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067836259
Obálky knih ID
xx0000919
Open Library ID
OL326372A
Radio France person ID
jean-rolin
SBN author ID
LO1V158523
SHARE Catalogue author ID
217957
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtmBx3r3hRrMpvrWBtrq
Yale LUX ID
person/354b7f0d-40db-4c10-88d6-74b29280726e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, journalist, novelist, war correspondent, essayist
Award received 4
Prix Médicis, Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand, Roger Nimier Prix, Ptolémée Prize
Archives at 1
Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Given name 1
Jean
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Boulogne-Billancourt
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Olivier Rolin
Siblings 1
Olivier Rolin
← Different from 1
Jean Rollin
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Summary

Jean Rolin was born on June 14, 1949[1], in Boulogne-Billancourt[2]. He has worked as a reporter[3], journalist[4], writer[5], novelist[6], and essayist[7].

FAQs

Where was Jean Rolin born?

Jean Rolin was born in Boulogne-Billancourt[2].

What did Jean Rolin do for work?

Jean Rolin worked as a reporter[3], journalist[4], writer[5], novelist[6], and essayist[7].

Where did Jean Rolin go to school?

Jean Rolin was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand[10].

What awards did Jean Rolin receive?

Honors received include Roger Nimier Prix[11], Broquette-Gonin prize[12], Albert-Londres Award[13], and Prix Médicis[14].

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . babelio.com. Retrieved . babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved . archive.wikiwix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . lalettredulibraire.com. lalettredulibraire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . lalettredulibraire.com. lalettredulibraire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . batiactu.com. batiactu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . babelio.com. Retrieved . babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . mediatheques.vichy-communaute.fr. mediatheques.vichy-communaute.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Symac · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Roger Nimier Prix, Broquette-Gonin prize, Albert Londres Prize for the best reporter in the written press +14
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Wikidata item, prix gens de mer ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/aa29c69ce97|details]])"
  2. 24w ago · Symac · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Roger Nimier Prix, Broquette-Gonin prize, Albert Londres Prize for the best reporter in the written press +14
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Joseph-Kessel Prize, Prix Kessel end ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/70a0fe227f7|details]])"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → reporter, journalist, writer +3
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  4. 26w ago · Pyb en résidence · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Roger Nimier Prix, Broquette-Gonin prize, Albert Londres Prize for the best reporter in the written press +14
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Award received: Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777708619384"
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