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Max Gallo

French historian, writer and politician (1932–2017)
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Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[38]
Date of birth
January 7, 1932
Date of death
July 18, 2017
Place of birth
Nice
Place of death
Vaison-la-Romaine
Country of citizenship
France[14]
Occupation
politician, historian, writer, biographer, journalist, university teacher[16]
Field of work
late modern period, belletristic literature, history, politics, journalism[17][18][19][20][21]
Position held
Wikidata item, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, member of the Académie française, Government spokesperson of France, chairperson[22][23][24][25][26]
Educated at
Lycée du Parc-Impérial (Nice)[27]
Member of political party
Socialist Party, Movement of Citizens, French Communist Party[39][40][41]
Award received
Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Prix du Mémorial, grand prix littéraire d'Ajaccio, Hugues-Capet Prize, Paulée de Meursault Prize, Grand prix des lectrices de Elle for novels, Flaiano Literary Prize[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Spouse
Laurence Gallo, Karine Berriot, Marielle Gallo[11][12][13]
Doctoral advisor
André Nouschi[28]
Cause of death
Parkinson's disease[42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French
Assessment
agrégation of history
Birth name
Max Louis Jules Gallo
Family name
Gallo[44]
Given name
Max, Louis, Jules[45][46][47]
Handedness
right-handedness[43]
Has written for
Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik
Manner of death
natural causes
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Medical condition
Parkinson's disease[50]
Member of
Académie Française, Comité Laïcité République[36][37]
Name in native language
Max Gallo
Native language
French[15]
Place of burial
Wikidata item[10]
Pseudonym
Max Laugham, David Gallway[48][49]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en David Gallway en Max Gallo en Max Laugham ar ماكس جالو de Max Louis Jules Gallo fa مکس گلو fr Max Laugham fr David Gallway ja マックス・ガロ ko 막스 갈로 ko 막스 루이 쥘 갈로 ru Галло, Макс ru Макс Галло zh 马克斯·加洛
🔖 Identifiers · 118
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Max Gallo 14 mars 2009.jpg ↗
Académie française member ID
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Angelicum ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BD Gest' author ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Blätter author ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CIRDOC author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CREDDO author ID
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CTHS person ID
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Cairn author ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Canal Académies ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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ELNET ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
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Film.ru person ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Google News topics ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HAND ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Larousse ID
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Lebanese National Library ID
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LesBiographies.com ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MEP directory ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
000214179, 000104323
National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
000189668
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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NooSFere author ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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PM20 folder ID
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PORT person ID
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PRELIB person ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Persée author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Radio France person ID
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RedBA Granada authority ID
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Roglo person ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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Sycomore ID
3223
TMDB person ID
1232395
Topic's main category
Category:Max Gallo
Treccani ID
max-gallo
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
195754
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1326609
Vikidia article ID
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Who's Who in France biography ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
72874

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, politician, journalist, historian, university teacher, biographer
Field of work 5
history, politics, journalism, late modern period, belletristic literature
Member of political party 3
Socialist Party, French Communist Party, Movement of Citizens
Position held 3
chairperson, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament
Films written 2
Boulevard des assassins, For Those I Loved
Given name 2
Max, Jules
Award received 1
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Belongs to 1
Académie Française
Cause of death 1
Parkinson's disease
Country of citizenship 1
France
FactGrid item ID 1
Cheng Wen-Hsing
Family name 1
Gallo
Handedness 1
right-handedness
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
Parkinson's disease
Member of 1
Académie Française
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Nice
Place of death 1
Vaison-la-Romaine
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Marielle Gallo
Spouses 1
Marielle Gallo
Writing language 1
French
← Creator 1
Napoléon
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Summary

Max Gallo was born on January 7, 1932[1], in Nice[2]. He died on July 18, 2017[3], in Vaison-la-Romaine[4]. He worked as a politician[5], historian[6], writer[7], biographer[8], and journalist[9].

FAQs

Where was Max Gallo born?

Max Gallo was born in Nice[2].

Where did Max Gallo die?

Max Gallo died in Vaison-la-Romaine[4].

Who was Max Gallo married to?

Max Gallo's spouses include Laurence Gallo[11], Karine Berriot[12], and Marielle Gallo[13].

What did Max Gallo do for work?

Max Gallo worked as a politician[5], historian[6], writer[7], biographer[8], and journalist[9].

Where did Max Gallo go to school?

Max Gallo was educated at Lycée du Parc-Impérial (Nice)[27].

What awards did Max Gallo receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[29], Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit[30], Prix du Mémorial, grand prix littéraire d'Ajaccio[31], and Hugues-Capet Prize[32].

Related Entities

France politics Vaison-la-Romaine

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Académie Française. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . Décret du 14 mai 2013 portant élévation aux dignités de grand'croix et de grand officier. wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . Q131133928. wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . elle.fr. elle.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [28] ↑ . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . Académie Française. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [3] ↑ . NooSFere. Retrieved . lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . bibliobs.nouvelobs.com. bibliobs.nouvelobs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . medecine-des-arts.com. medecine-des-arts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Don-vip · 2026-10-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim qualifiers: Position held: Wikidata item, Mandat de député (législature 7th legislature of the Fifth French Republic) vérifié sur la base Sycomore : législature"
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  3. 4w ago · Maxime Ravel · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Wikidata item, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament +3
    "Changed claim: Position held: member of the Académie française"
  4. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 289654
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  5. 9w ago · Maxime Ravel · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CREDDO author ID → 17
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  7. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 11903983k, 122184241, 122240067
    "Created claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 122240067, batch #264208"
  8. 16w ago · ZioNicco · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Prix du Mémorial, grand prix littéraire d'Ajaccio +4
    "Created claim: Award received: Flaiano Literary Prize"
  9. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PUG authority ID → 47320
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  10. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 462366
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  11. 21w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has written for → Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik
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  12. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0019058-Gallo-Max-19322017
    Blätter author ID → max-gallo
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0019058-Gallo-Max-19322017, batch #259496"
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