David Diop

writer, born 1966
Person Human Q58329491

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
February 24, 1966, 1966[7]
Place of birth
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Notable work
Frère d'âme[17]
Doctoral advisor
Sylvain Menant[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[29]
Different from
David Diop[30]
Family name
Diop[27]
Given name
David[28]
Native language
French[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Diop en David Diop (novelist) ar دايفيد ديوب fa داوید دیوپ he דויד דיופ ja ダヴィッド・ジョップ ru Давид Диоп ru Диоп, Давид ru Диоп, Давид (писатель) uk Давід Діоп zh 大衛·迪奧普 zh 达维德·迪奥普
🔖 Identifiers · 40
VIAF cluster ID
261763508
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2017165945
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
David Diop (2018).png ↗
Africultures person ID
3501
BHF author ID
000051214
BIBSYS ID
1542059993708
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16132265d
CBDB.cz author ID
77161
CONOR.SR ID
29536359
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12142974
CiNii Research ID
1980867909761552434
Databazeknih.cz author ID
145995
ELNET ID
a12231265
Goodreads author ID
680966
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gxhrttw9
IdRef ID
162350317
J9U entity ID
987008916273605171
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01516/eu_d_1280/d1280
Munzinger person ID
00000032840
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA19238518
NDL Authority ID
033616011
NL CR AUT ID
pna20211124822
NUKAT ID
n2012253956
National Library of Greece ID
353578
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202236878
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:DD/2;=pa
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812456335905606
National Library of Portugal ID
1839473
National Library of Russia ID
770248555
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
42082247X
Open Library ID
OL10297705A
RERO ID (legacy)
A027486707
Radio France person ID
david-diop
SBN author ID
RT1V037418
SVKKL authority ID
0421785-Diop-David-1966
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJp9rP6DkwQTBvTRyKd4v3

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Field of work 3
Occupation 3
Country of citizenship 1
Different from 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Native language 1
Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
Works by author 1
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Summary

David Diop was born on February 24, 1966[1], in Paris[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], literary scholar[4], docent[5], and man of letters[6].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Frère d'âme[31], a literary work[32], founded in 2018[33].

FAQs

Where was David Diop born?

David Diop was born in Paris[2].

What did David Diop do for work?

David Diop worked as a writer[3], literary scholar[4], docent[5], and man of letters[6].

Where did David Diop go to school?

David Diop was educated at Sorbonne University[15].

What awards did David Diop receive?

Honors received include Prix Patrimoines BPE[18], Prix Goncourt des Lycéens[19], Prix Ahmadou-Kourouma[20], and Globe de Cristal catégorie meilleur roman ou essai[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . bpe.fr. Retrieved . bpe.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . actualitte.com. Retrieved . actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . lalettredulibraire.com. lalettredulibraire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . academieoutremer.fr. academieoutremer.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved . thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . franceinfo.fr. franceinfo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Diop
    Different from → David Diop
    Instance of → human
    Field of work → literary activity, belletristic literature, literary studies +1
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    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0421785-Diop-David-1966, batch #259496"
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