Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)
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Alain Defossé

Summary

Alain Defossé is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nantes[2]. He was born on +1957-02-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in 19th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on +2017-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and translator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alain Defossé was born in Nantes[2].
  • Alain Defossé died in 19th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Alain Defossé was born on +1957-02-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alain Defossé died on +2017-05-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alain Defossé held citizenship in France[9].
  • Alain Defossé's professions included writer[6].
  • Alain Defossé's professions included translator[7].
  • Alain Defossé's education included a stint at Cours Florent[10].
  • Alain Defossé's image is recorded as Alain Defossé, 2014.jpg[11].
  • Alain Defossé is recorded as male[12].
  • Alain Defossé's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alain Defossé's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123199778[14].
  • Alain Defossé's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19722323[15].
  • Alain Defossé's GND ID is recorded as 151815534[16].
  • Alain Defossé's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no96042833[17].
  • Alain Defossé's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121845803[18].
  • Alain Defossé's IdRef ID is recorded as 030430224[19].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[20].
  • Alain Defossé's family name is recorded as Defossé[21].
  • Alain Defossé's given name is recorded as Alain[22].
  • Alain Defossé's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 340506784[23].
  • Alain Defossé's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Alain Defossé's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Alain Defossé's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Alain Pierre Fernand Billion'}[26].
  • Alain Defossé's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121pk2wq[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nantes[2], Alain Defossé… he was born on +1957-02-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alain Defossé's education included a stint at Cours Florent[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and translator[7].

Death and Burial

Alain Defossé died on +2017-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in 19th arrondissement of Paris[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[20].

Why It Matters

Alain Defossé ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Alain Defossé born?

Alain Defossé's place of birth was Nantes[2].

Where did Alain Defossé die?

Alain Defossé died in 19th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Alain Defossé do for work?

Alain Defossé worked as writer[6] and translator[7].

Where did Alain Defossé go to school?

Alain Defossé was educated at Cours Florent[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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