Maurice Druon

1918 - 2009

Country of citizenship: France

Native language: French

Languages spoken, written or signed: French

Educated at: Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Michelet, Vanves

Occupation: politician, writer, screenwriter, children's writer

Award received: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Prix Goncourt, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Prince Pierre Award, Order of Friendship, Concours général, Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, Order of Friendship of Peoples, honorary doctorate of the University of Tirana, Paulée de Meursault Prize

Position held: member of the French National Assembly, perpetual secretary of the French Academy, president, Member of the European Parliament, Minister of Culture (France), substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, seat 30 of the Académie française

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Maurice Druon (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis dʁyɔ̃]; 23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. Source: Wikipedia (en)