Léon Werth

French writer (1878–1955)

Person Human Q733174

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: February 16, 1878, February 17, 1878^[10]
Date of death: December 13, 1955
Place of birth: Remiremont
Place of death: Paris
Country of citizenship: France^[13]
Occupation: journalist, essayist, novelist, writer, screenwriter, literary critic, translator, art critic, pacifist^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Field of work: literature, art criticism, journalism^[19]^[20]^[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[25]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[32]
End of work period: 1949^[28]
Family name: Werth^[23]
Given name: Leon^[24]
Has works in the collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Gallery of Art^[29]^[30]
Name in native language: Léon Werth^[26]
Native language: French^[14]
Place of burial: Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise, Grave of Werth^[11]^[12]
Start of work period: 1885^[27]
Writing language: French^[31]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 63

ISNI: 0000000116343495
VIAF cluster ID: 46791153
Library of Congress Authorities ID: nr93018646
GND ID: 122735498
American Academy in Rome ID: 12363149
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/84867
BIBSYS ID: 90062945
Babelio author ID: 17998
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12108649j
CANTIC ID: 981058612531606706
CONOR.SI ID: 90271843
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf12141808

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CiNii Research ID: 1140563741812582144
DDB person (GND) ID: 122735498
DFK Paris person ID: 0008422978
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 122735498
Dialnet author ID: 3180064
Evene ID: leon-werth-20924
FAST ID: 322014
FES digital collections entity ID: 430660
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_122735498
Filmportal ID: acfa5989f36a458c98fdd447f66809de
FranceArchives agent ID: 899823699
Freebase ID: /m/0b4j42
HAND ID: 5F9A-E95F-9067-9835-93B2
IMDb ID: nm3673289
IdRef ID: 029464536
J9U entity ID: 987007285034205171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID: 122735498
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 122735498
Kallías ID: PE00007916
Kinopoisk person ID: 2052352
Les Archives du spectacle person ID: 86025
Libraries Australia ID: 35335698
Maitron ID: 135337
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID: 18576
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID: 221299
Médias 19 ID: 21433
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA05523254
NDL Authority ID: 00831974
NL CR AUT ID: mub2017953976
NLA Trove people ID: 916092
NUKAT ID: n2008058365
National Gallery of Art artist ID: 30977
National Library of Chile ID: 000071970
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201916622
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:BvOY;=B2
National Library of Russia ID: 770140499
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1494488
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 07511612X
Open Library ID: OL4703736A
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID: 26974
Penguin Random House author ID: 225629
RERO ID (legacy): A003968939
RKDartists ID: 433323
SBN author ID: LO1V132242
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 596163
SNAC ARK ID: w62c1m6r
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058612531606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1396126
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/317258
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJgCQqF7PpJ3Ycb68YXcfq
Yale LUX ID: person/3d55704b-3912-41eb-a99a-20b0b4ff85fd

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Occupation 8

writer, journalist, screenwriter, translator, novelist, art critic, essayist, literary critic

Field of work 3

literature, journalism, art criticism

Has works in the collection 2

National Gallery of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art

Country of citizenship 1

France

Films written 1

Kameradschaft

Given name 1

Leon

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Native language 1

French

Place of birth 1

Remiremont

Place of death 1

Paris

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

French

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Summary

Léon Werth was born on February 16, 1878^[1], in Remiremont^[2]. He died on December 13, 1955^[3], in Paris^[4]. He worked as a journalist^[5], essayist^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], and screenwriter^[9].

FAQs

Where was Léon Werth born?

Léon Werth was born in Remiremont^[2].

Where did Léon Werth die?

Léon Werth died in Paris^[4].

What did Léon Werth do for work?

Léon Werth worked as a journalist^[5], essayist^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], and screenwriter^[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Léon Werth — place of birth (P19): Remiremont. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-16. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Léon Werth — place of death (P20): Paris. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Léon Werth — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Léon Werth — country of citizenship (P27): France. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Léon Werth — field of work (P101): literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Léon Werth — field of work (P101): art criticism. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Léon Werth — field of work (P101): journalism. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Léon Werth — native language (P103): French. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): journalist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-06-25. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): essayist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): writer. RKDartists. Retrieved 2025-12-12. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): screenwriter. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): literary critic. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): translator. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): art critic. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-18. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Léon Werth — occupation (P106): pacifist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Léon Werth — place of burial (P119): Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Léon Werth — place of burial (P119): Grave of Werth. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Léon Werth — date of birth (P569): February 16, 1878. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Léon Werth — date of birth (P569): February 17, 1878. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-10-02. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Léon Werth — date of death (P570): December 13, 1955. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Léon Werth — family name (P734): Werth. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Léon Werth — given name (P735): Leon. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Léon Werth — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Léon Werth — name in native language (P1559): Léon Werth. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Léon Werth — start of work period (P2031): 1885. RKDartists. Retrieved 2022-10-12. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Léon Werth — end of work period (P2032): 1949. RKDartists. Retrieved 2022-10-12. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Léon Werth — has works in the collection (P6379): Minneapolis Institute of Art. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Léon Werth — has works in the collection (P6379): National Gallery of Art. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Léon Werth — writing language (P6886): French. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Léon Werth — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. Retrieved 2026-01-02. wikidata.org.

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27d ago · ShonagonPro · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID → 221299

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4w ago · ~2026-54097-32 · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

"Changed claim: Place of burial: Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise"
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HAND ID → 5F9A-E95F-9067-9835-93B2

Date of birth → February 16, 1878, February 17, 1878

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FES digital collections entity ID → 430660

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Given name → Leon

Place of birth → Remiremont

Native language → French

Occupation → journalist, essayist, novelist +1

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Léon Werth

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