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Philippe Beaussant

French writer and musicologist (1930–2016)
Person human Q766776

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[37]
Date of birth
May 6, 1930
Date of death
May 8, 2016
Place of birth
Caudéran
Place of death
Paris, Le Coudray[9]
Country of citizenship
France[13]
Occupation
musicologist, writer, professor, philologist
Field of work
musicology, literary activity, belletristic literature, classical philology[15][16][17][18]
Position held
president, member of the Académie française[19][20]
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Officer of Arts and Letters, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, Prix de la langue française, Prix Pelléas, prix Montaigne de Bordeaux, Eugène Carrière Prize, Prix Charles Blanc, Prix Ève Delacroix, bourse Goncourt de la biographie, Culture and Library for All award, Wikidata item[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Spouse
Marie-Cécile Villedieu de Torcy[11]
Child
Antoine Beaussant[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[42]
Birth name
Philippe Jacques Henri Beaussant[43]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Beaussant[38]
Given name
Philippe, Jacques, Henri[39][40][41]
Member of
Académie Française, Académie Charles Cros, Académie des sciences morales, des lettres et des arts de Versailles[34][35][36]
Name in native language
Philippe Beaussant[44]
Native language
French[14]
P14750
3A51-CB23-3FD2-C878-91CA
Place of burial
Cemetery of Saint-Louis, Versailles[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Philippe Beaussant fa فیلیپ بوسان fr Philippe Jacques Henri Beaussant ja フィリップ・ボーサン ko 필리프 보상 ru Филипп Боссан zh 菲利普·波森 zh-hant 菲利普·博桑
🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
0000000114394109
VIAF cluster ID
22138249
Library of Congress authority ID
n78087569
GND ID
137902530
Académie de Versailles member ID
218864
Académie française award winner ID
les-immortels/philippe-beaussant
Académie française member ID
philippe-beaussant
Angelicum ID
1492
BAnQ authority ID
0000120526
BIBSYS ID
90556719
Babelio author ID
6366
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
118908431
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CBDB.cz author ID
207388
CIRDOC author ID
1362
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10796444
Canal Académies ID
philippe-beaussant
Canal-U person ID
beaussant-philippe-026712962
CiNii Research ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
91240
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
137902530
Discogs artist ID
1668708
EGAXA ID
vtls000992066
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
philippe-beaussant
FAST ID
1987734
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_137902530
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
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FranceArchives agent ID
664627350
Freebase ID
/m/0crqw9
Goodreads author ID
579030
IMDb ID
nm0064701
IdRef ID
026712962
KBR person ID
13953218
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
137902530
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
112847
LesBiographies.com ID
148046
LibraryThing author ID
beaussantphilippe
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00295083
NDL Authority ID
00432646
NL CR AUT ID
ola2011625350
NUKAT ID
n2002068990
National Library of Chile ID
000069679
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007258205705171
National Library of Latvia ID
000040362
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:R7x;=Bn
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810611944305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1088201
National Library of Russia ID
770154742
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068608152
Open Library ID
OL75632A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
689255
Parsifal cluster ID
17809
RERO ID (legacy)
A002981689
RILM ID
37605
Radio France person ID
philippe-beaussant
SBN author ID
MILV154955
SPAP ID
a/21e2fcac-cc5e-42df-abd1-b23b2c85f9b9
SVKKL authority ID
0328867-Beaussant-Philippe-19302016
Sinemalar person ID
534109
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
388759
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10925110
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/281124
Who's Who in France biography ID
34708
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvmKXxGqtVmMMBDmmrg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/3f58d5b3-6f23-45d5-a0a8-7b74021d891f

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Occupation 4
writer, professor, musicologist, philologist
Award received 3
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix Ève Delacroix
Field of work 3
musicology, belletristic literature, classical philology
Given name 2
Henri, Jacques
Member of 2
Académie Française, Académie Charles Cros
Place of death 2
Paris, Le Coudray
Country of citizenship 1
France
Films written 1
Le Roi danse
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Native language 1
French
Position held 1
president
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Philippe Beaussant was born on May 6, 1930[1], in Caudéran[2]. He died on May 8, 2016[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a musicologist[5], writer[6], professor[7], and philologist[8].

FAQs

Where was Philippe Beaussant born?

Philippe Beaussant was born in Caudéran[2].

Where did Philippe Beaussant die?

Philippe Beaussant died in Paris[4].

Who was Philippe Beaussant married to?

Philippe Beaussant's spouses include Marie-Cécile Villedieu de Torcy[11].

What did Philippe Beaussant do for work?

Philippe Beaussant worked as a musicologist[5], writer[6], professor[7], and philologist[8].

What awards did Philippe Beaussant receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[21], Knight of the National Order of Merit[22], Officer of Arts and Letters[23], and Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française[24].

Related Entities

classical philology France musicology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lemonde.fr. lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [37] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . academieduvindebordeaux.fr. academieduvindebordeaux.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  6. 26w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Marie-Cécile Villedieu de Torcy
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