François Weyergans

1941 - 2019

country of citizenship: Belgium, France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, Collège Saint-Michel

occupation: film director, writer, director

award received: Prix des Deux Magots, Prix Renaudot, Roger Nimier Prix, Prix Goncourt, Prix de la langue française, Prix Victor-Rossel, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Prix d'Académie, Paul Flat Prize

position held: seat 32 of the Académie française

François Weyergans (French: [vɛjɛʁɡɑ̃s]; 2 August 1941 – 27 May 2019) was a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France. François Weyergans was elected to the Académie française on 26 March 2009, taking the 32nd seat which became vacant with the death of Alain Robbe-Grillet in 2008. Source: Wikipedia (en)