Michel Host

French writer (1942–2021)
Person Human Q1216185

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1942, September 30, 1937[2][7]
Date of death
June 6, 2021
Place of birth
Veurne
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
writer
Notable work
Valet de nuit[11]
Citizenship
France
Cause of death
COVID-19[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French
Birth name
Yves Chavatte
Family name
Host
Given name
Michel
Manner of death
natural causes
Place of burial
Pimelles[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michel Host fr Yves Chavatte ja ミシェル・オスト sv Host
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
79027525
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88043141
GND ID
12019130X
Babelio author ID
14291
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119077532
Colon Classification
O122,6N42
DBNL author ID
host023
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12019130X
FAST ID
1493338
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
ttFE1k8-IrMK
Freebase ID
/m/0b6mw_n
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Goodreads author ID
190967
IdRef ID
026924765
J9U entity ID
987007437247405171
KBR person ID
14705055
Kallías ID
PE00466826
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000603014
NUKAT ID
n2014166050
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073262358
Open Library ID
OL350138A
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdv6P7cfKWYDdvyK7WDq

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Place of death 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
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Summary

Michel Host's place of birth was Veurne[1]. He was born in 1942[2]. He died in Paris[3]. He died on June 6, 2021[4]. He worked as a writer[5].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Prix Goncourt[12], a literary award[16], in France[17], founded in 1903[18] and Robert Walser Prize[13], a literary award[19], in Switzerland[20], founded in 1978[21].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of death include Paris[3], a commune of France[22], in France[23], founded in -0300[24] and 13th arrondissement of Paris[6], a municipal arrondissement of France[25], in France[26], founded in 1860[27].

FAQs

Where was Michel Host born?

Born in Veurne[1].

Where did Michel Host die?

Michel Host died in Paris[3].

What did Michel Host do for work?

Michel Host worked as writer[5].

What awards did Michel Host receive?

Honors received include Prix Goncourt[12] and Robert Walser Prize[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . lemonde.fr. lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . ark.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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