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Colin Niel

French crime writer and former environment engineer
Person Human Q16028075

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
December 16, 1976
Place of birth
Clamart
Country of citizenship
France[6]
Occupation
writer, evolutionary biologist, environmental engineer
Employer
Guiana Amazonian Park, Guadeloupe National Park[7][8]
Award received
Cabri d'or, Prix Libraires en Seine Corinne-Kim, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, Wikidata item, Wikidata item, prix Gouttes de Sang d'encre, Michel-Lebrun prize, Wikidata item, Amerigo Vespucci prize[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Notable work
Seules les bêtes, Unter Raubtieren[9][10]
Genre
crime literature, thriller[21][22]
Work location
Marseille[25]
Nominated for
Grand prix Jean-Giono[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[27]
Family name
Niel[23]
Given name
Colin[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Colin Niel ja コラン・ニエル
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000371196525
VIAF cluster ID
250703419
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2012072190
GND ID
1185224386
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Niel@Joub3.jpg ↗
AlloCiné person ID
860813
BAnQ authority ID
0001122057
Babelio author ID
224031
Bibliopoche author ID
96827
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16604626b
CANTIC ID
981058613024106706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10901598
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CiNii Research ID
1980023484832507063
César Award person ID
colin-niel
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1185224386
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1z2crxr9w
IdRef ID
176683437
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DB00294929
NDL Authority ID
033138940
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5776108
Objectif Sud topic ID
colin-niel
Quais du polar writer ID
colin-niel
RERO ID (legacy)
A021531333
Unifrance person ID
437959
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058613024106706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgt76k8MYp46RjFbhyyBP
Yale LUX ID
person/92227432-c1b8-4352-be09-e95ad28880b4
Étonnants voyageurs participant ID
24928

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Summary

Colin Niel was born on December 16, 1976[1], in Clamart[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], evolutionary biologist[4], and environmental engineer[5].

FAQs

Where was Colin Niel born?

Colin Niel's place of birth was Clamart[2].

What did Colin Niel do for work?

Colin Niel worked as a writer[3], evolutionary biologist[4], and environmental engineer[5].

What awards did Colin Niel receive?

Honors received include Cabri d'or[11], Prix Libraires en Seine Corinne-Kim[12], Grand Prix de Littérature Policière[13], and Q130746643[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . deutschlandfunkkultur.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . midilibre.fr. Retrieved . midilibre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . lalettredulibraire.com. lalettredulibraire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . babelio.com. babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . midilibre.fr. midilibre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . actualitte.com. Retrieved . actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . sangdencre-vienne.org. sangdencre-vienne.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . polars.pourpres.net. polars.pourpres.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . prixlibranous.org. Retrieved . prixlibranous.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . fig.saint-die-des-vosges.fr. fig.saint-die-des-vosges.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . actualitte.com. actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CiNii Research ID → 1980023484832507063
    Award received → Cabri d'or, Prix Libraires en Seine Corinne-Kim, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière +1
    "added identifiers retrieved from CiNii Research (CiNii Research ID) or KAKEN (E-Rad researcher number) (…"
  2. 5w ago · DMontagne en résidence · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RERO ID (legacy) → A021531333
    NDL Authority ID → 033138940
    BAnQ authority ID → 0001122057
    NACSIS-CAT author ID → DB00294929
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: BAnQ authority ID: 0001122057, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  3. 5w ago · Chado07 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Colin Niel
    "Created claim: Commons category: Colin Niel"
  4. 10w ago · ScriptaBelgica · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/1z2crxr9w
    Given name → Colin
    Bibliopoche author ID → 96827
    César Award person ID → colin-niel
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Nominated for: Grand prix Jean-Giono"
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