Gilles Caron

French photographer (1939–1970)
Person human Q454784
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Gilles Caron

Summary

Gilles Caron is a human[1]. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine[2]. He was born on July 8, 1939[3]. He died in Cambodia[4]. He died on April 5, 1970[5]. He worked as a war correspondent[6], photographer[7], journalist[8], war photographer[9], and photojournalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Gilles Caron's place of birth was Neuilly-sur-Seine[2].
  • Gilles Caron died in Cambodia[4].
  • Gilles Caron was born on July 8, 1939[3].
  • Gilles Caron died on April 5, 1970[5].
  • Gilles Caron held citizenship in France[12].
  • Gilles Caron worked as a war correspondent[6].
  • Gilles Caron worked as a photographer[7].
  • Gilles Caron's professions included journalist[8].
  • Gilles Caron's professions included war photographer[9].
  • Gilles Caron worked as a photojournalist[10].
  • Gilles Caron is recorded as male[13].
  • Gilles Caron's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Gilles Caron was part of the conflict Vietnam War[15].
  • Gilles Caron's family name is recorded as Caron[16].
  • Gilles Caron's given name is recorded as Gilles[17].
  • Gilles Caron's given name is recorded as Édouard[18].
  • Gilles Caron's given name is recorded as Denis[19].
  • Gilles Caron's date of disappearance is recorded as April 5, 1970[20].
  • Gilles Caron's official website is recorded as http://www.fondationgillescaron.org/[21].
  • Gilles Caron's work location is recorded as France[22].
  • Gilles Caron's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Gilles Caron's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gilles Édouard Denis Caron'}[24].
  • Gilles Caron's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gilles Caron'}[25].
  • Gilles Caron's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1964[26].
  • Gilles Caron's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 1970[27].

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Origins and Family

Gilles Caron's place of birth was Neuilly-sur-Seine[2]. He was born on July 8, 1939[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include war correspondent[6], photographer[7], journalist[8], war photographer[9], and photojournalist[10].

Death and Burial

Gilles Caron died on April 5, 1970[5]. He passed away in Cambodia[4].

Why It Matters

Gilles Caron ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Gilles Caron born?

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine[2], Gilles Caron…

Where did Gilles Caron die?

Gilles Caron died in Cambodia[4].

What did Gilles Caron do for work?

Gilles Caron worked as war correspondent[6], photographer[7], journalist[8], war photographer[9], and photojournalist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q80900474. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q80900474. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Gilles, Édouard, Denis
    Family name Caron
    Country of citizenship France
    Website
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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