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Anatole France
Full Name of the recipient | Anatole France |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Literature |
Year of Award | 1921 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
Award Shared with | |
Motivation for the Award | in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament |
Place of Birth | Paris, France FRA |
Date of Birth | 16 April 1844 |
Age at the time of Award | 76 years |
Place of Death | Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France FRA |
Date of Death | 12 October 1924 |