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Roger Grenier

French writer, journalist and radio animator (1919–2017)
Person Human Q1237856

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[36]
Date of birth
September 19, 1919
Date of death
November 8, 2017
Place of birth
Caen
Place of death
13th arrondissement of Paris
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
journalist, playwright, novelist, editor, biographer, memoirist, French resistance fighter, literary critic, radio personality, writer[12][13][14][15][16]
Employer
Combat, France Soir, Éditions Gallimard[18][19][20]
Field of work
literary criticism[17]
Educated at
Faculty of Arts of Paris[21]
Award received
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Prix Femina, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Prix Albert-Camus, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL, Prix Décembre, Prix des Quatre jurys, Goncourt des animaux, Wikidata item[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Notable work
Ciné-roman, Les Larmes d'Ulysse, Wikidata item[22][23][24]
Cause of death
pneumonia[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[45]
Birth name
Roger Joseph Germain François Grenier[46]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Grenier[39]
Given name
Roger, Joseph, Germain, François[40][41][42][43]
Manner of death
natural causes[44]
Member of
College of 'Pataphysics, comité de lecture des éditions Gallimard[34][35]
Participated in conflict
World War II[38]
Place of burial
Père Lachaise Cemetery[10]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Roger Grenier ar روجر جرينيه fa گرینه، روژه، ۱۹۱۹ - م fr Roger Joseph Germain François Grenier ja ロジェ・グルニエ ru Гренье, Роже ru Роже Гренье zh 罗歇·格勒尼耶
🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
0000000122837627
VIAF cluster ID
104696632
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82158295
GND ID
119099195
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Roger Grenier.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
158602
Académie française award winner ID
roger-grenier
BAnQ authority ID
0000108364
BIBSYS ID
90102250
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GrenierRoger1919-
Babelio author ID
14796
BiblioNet author ID
47688
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11905870f
CBDB.cz author ID
81373
CONOR.SI ID
50879075
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10193432
CiNii Research ID
1140845216723830144
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119099195
Discogs artist ID
1950361
ELNET ID
a11531307
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
132203
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
roger-grenier
Europeana entity
agent/base/118737
Evene ID
roger-grenier-5774
FAST ID
102679
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
MzEYU-yH85ks
Freebase ID
/m/09g8lsy
Goodreads author ID
49726
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
roger-grenier
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0031106
HAND ID
571B-16BE-35E3-F138-AC8F
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
23314
IMDb ID
nm0340255
IdRef ID
026902702
J9U entity ID
987007275046805171
KBR person ID
14762221
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119099195
Kallías ID
PE00602812
Kinobox person ID
235200
LdiF person ID
26441
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
93635
Libraries Australia ID
35150115
Libris-URI
mkz2b6x53g59pz0
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01315878
NDL Authority ID
00441689
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000602445
NLAI ID
217927
NUKAT ID
n2002034880
National Library of Brazil ID
000253572
National Library of Greece ID
118824
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200107120
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*303792;=BK
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810619928905606
National Library of Portugal ID
40031
National Library of Russia ID
770166586, 770166588
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068460988
Open Library ID
OL46762A
Persée author ID
244220
RERO ID (legacy)
A003318834
Radio France person ID
roger-grenier
SBN author ID
CFIV077574
SELIBR ID
406595
SVKKL authority ID
0203546-Grenier-Roger-19192017
Who's Who in France biography ID
2826
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvXjjvDpPQ3wc6BGdgYfq
Yale LUX ID
person/c1721805-7934-4563-86ae-42996d6d3f22

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
writer, journalist, playwright, novelist, radio personality, editor, literary critic, biographer +1 more
Award received 3
Prix Femina, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Prix Décembre
Employer 3
Éditions Gallimard, France Soir, Combat
Given name 3
Joseph, Roger, François
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
France
Field of work 1
literary criticism
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
College of 'Pataphysics
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Caen
Place of burial 1
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Place of death 1
13th arrondissement of Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Roger Grenier was born on September 19, 1919[1], in Caen[2]. He died on November 8, 2017[3], in 13th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], playwright[6], novelist[7], editor[8], and biographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Roger Grenier born?

Roger Grenier was born in Caen[2].

Where did Roger Grenier die?

Roger Grenier passed away in 13th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Roger Grenier do for work?

Roger Grenier worked as a journalist[5], playwright[6], novelist[7], editor[8], and biographer[9].

Where did Roger Grenier go to school?

Roger Grenier was educated at Faculty of Arts of Paris[21].

What awards did Roger Grenier receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[25], Prix Femina[26], Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française[27], and Prix Albert-Camus[28].

Related Entities

France

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . etudes-camusiennes.fr. etudes-camusiennes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [31] ↑ . folio-lesite.fr. folio-lesite.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67210: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 5d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → CFIV077574
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    HAND ID → 571B-16BE-35E3-F138-AC8F
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  5. 16w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 132203
    "Created claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 132203, Matched to Roger Grenier (#192262406) in Enciclopedia Galeg…"
  6. 19w ago · Symac · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Prix Femina, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française +1
    "Created claim: Award received: Wikidata item, Prix Caillois (details)"
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