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Claude Gauvreau

playwright working in Quebec (1925–1971)
Person human Q1096768

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 19, 1925
Date of death
July 7, 1971
Place of birth
Montreal
Place of death
Montreal
Country of citizenship
Canada[10]
Occupation
poet, playwright, writer, novelist, critic
Field of work
art of drawing[11]
Educated at
Université de Montréal[12]
Sibling
Pierre Gauvreau[19]
Cause of death
falling[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[18]
Artist files at
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal[29][30]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[21]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights, works protected by copyrights, copyrights on works have expired[27][28]
Family name
Gauvreau[15]
Given name
Claude[16]
Has works in the collection
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée de la civilisation, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, collection d’estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale de BAnQ[22][23][24][25][26]
Manner of death
suicide[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikiproject Chantiers MNBAQ[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Claude Gauvreau de Gauvreau
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000110684184, 0000000483353118
VIAF cluster ID
66594620
Library of Congress authority ID
n82101648
GND ID
122696352
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pierre Gauvreau, Francoise Sullivan, Louise Renaud, Madeleine et Mimi Lalonde, Claude Gauvreau et Marcel Barbeau a Saint-Hilaire, 1946.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
claude-gauvreau-17885
Artists in Canada record number
6134
BAnQ authority ID
0000022074
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
128635485
CBDB.cz author ID
78373
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
claude-gauvreau
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10087765
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DACS ID (2022)
046753
DACS ID (former)
c19700d0-10e6-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Claude-Gauvreau
Europeana entity
agent/base/63460
External data available at URL
macrepertoire.macm.org, www.donneesquebec.ca
FAST ID
96453
Freebase ID
/m/01w_5h
IdRef ID
02845006X
Infocentre littéraire des écrivains ID
223
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
53337
MACM artist ID
gauvreau-claude
MNBAQ artist ID
600016287
NUKAT ID
n2010142717
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007402239205171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072654511
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3904300
Open Library ID
OL338632A
OpenMLOL author ID
181496
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095845480
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
11981
SBN author ID
UBOV050970
Union List of Artist Names ID
500091080
WikiTree person ID
Gauvreau-237
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhXbdhqFR87trDJkqkxDq
Yale LUX ID
person/d119cdec-8741-4607-bc97-a738d1c61b19

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 4
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Musée de la civilisation
Occupation 4
writer, poet, playwright, novelist
Artist files at 2
Université du Québec à Montréal, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Cause of death 1
falling
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Educated at 1
Université de Montréal
Field of work 1
art of drawing
Given name 1
Claude
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
suicide
Place of birth 1
Montreal
Place of death 1
Montreal
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Pierre Gauvreau
Siblings 1
Pierre Gauvreau
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Summary

Claude Gauvreau was born on August 19, 1925[1], in Montreal[2]. He died on July 7, 1971[3], in Montreal[4]. He worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], writer[7], novelist[8], and critic[9].

FAQs

Where was Claude Gauvreau born?

Claude Gauvreau's place of birth was Montreal[2].

Where did Claude Gauvreau die?

Claude Gauvreau passed away in Montreal[4].

What did Claude Gauvreau do for work?

Claude Gauvreau worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], writer[7], novelist[8], and critic[9].

Where did Claude Gauvreau go to school?

Claude Gauvreau was educated at Université de Montréal[12].

Related Entities

Canada Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . macrepertoire.macm.org. macrepertoire.macm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . macrepertoire.macm.org. macrepertoire.macm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . collections.mcq.org. Retrieved . collections.mcq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . macrepertoire.macm.org. Retrieved . macrepertoire.macm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved . laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . cubiq.ribg.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved . cubiq.ribg.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Pierre Gauvreau, Francoise Sullivan, Louise Renaud, Madelein
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: Pierre Gauvreau, Francoise Sullivan, Louise Renaud, Madeleine et Mimi Lalonde, Claude Gauvreau et Marcel Barbeau a Saint-Hilaire, 1946.jpg, [[:toollabs:"
  2. 19w ago · Natharchives · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wikiproject Chantiers MNBAQ
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikiproject Chantiers MNBAQ"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Canada
    Place of death → Montreal
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31701|batch #31701]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (2)"
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