Irène Némirovsky

French novelist (1903–1942)
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Irène Némirovsky
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Irène Némirovsky

Summary

Irène Némirovsky is a human[1]. Born in Kyiv[2], she… she was born on February 24, 1903[3]. She passed away in Auschwitz[4]. She died on August 17, 1942[5]. She worked as a writer[6] and novelist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (525 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Irène Némirovsky's place of birth was Kyiv[2].
  • Irène Némirovsky died in Auschwitz[4].
  • Irène Némirovsky passed away in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp[9].
  • Irène Némirovsky was born on February 24, 1903[3].
  • Irène Némirovsky died on August 17, 1942[5].
  • Burial took place at Auschwitz[10].
  • A child of Irène Némirovsky was Élisabeth Gille[11].
  • A child of Irène Némirovsky was Denise Epstein[12].
  • Irène Némirovsky held citizenship in France[13].
  • Irène Némirovsky held citizenship in Russian Empire[14].
  • Irène Némirovsky worked as a writer[6].
  • Irène Némirovsky worked as a novelist[7].
  • Irène Némirovsky's education included a stint at University of Paris[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Irène Némirovsky is Suite française[16].
  • Irène Némirovsky received the Prix Renaudot[17].
  • Irène Némirovsky received the mort pour la France[18].
  • Irène Némirovsky's religion is recorded as Judaism[19].
  • Irène Némirovsky's religion is recorded as Catholicism[20].
  • Irène Némirovsky is recorded as female[21].
  • Irène Némirovsky's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Irène Némirovsky was published by Éditions Albin Michel[23].
  • Irène Némirovsky's Commons category is recorded as Irène Némirovsky[24].
  • Irène Némirovsky's archives at is recorded as Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives[25].
  • The cause of death was typhus[26].
  • The cause of death was influenza[27].

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Origins and Family

Irène Némirovsky's place of birth was Kyiv[2]. She was born on February 24, 1903[3].

Education

Irène Némirovsky was educated at University of Paris[15].

Career and Affiliations

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

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Irène Némirovsky is Suite française[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Prix Renaudot[17], a literary award[28], in France[29], founded in 1926[30] and mort pour la France[18], a title of honor[31].

Personal Life

Children include Élisabeth Gille[11], a linguist[32], 1937–1996[33], of France[34], awarded the Prix Cazes[35] and Denise Epstein[12], a writer[36], 1929–2013[37], of France[38]. Religious affiliations include Judaism[19], a religion[39], founded in -0500[40] and Catholicism[20], a Christian denominational family[41], founded in 1054[42].

Death and Burial

Irène Némirovsky died on August 17, 1942[5]. Recorded place of death include Auschwitz[4], a Nazi concentration camp[43], in Nazi Germany[44], founded in 1940[45] and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp[9], a concentration camp[46], in Nazi Germany[47], founded in 1940[48]. Recorded cause of death include typhus[26] and influenza[27]. Burial took place at Auschwitz[10].

Why It Matters

Irène Némirovsky ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (525 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to her include Suite française[51], a book series[52], founded in 1942[53]; David Golder[54], a written work[55]; and The Dogs and the Wolves[56], a literary work[57].

FAQs

Where was Irène Némirovsky born?

Irène Némirovsky was born in Kyiv[2].

Where did Irène Némirovsky die?

Irène Némirovsky died in Auschwitz[4].

What did Irène Némirovsky do for work?

Irène Némirovsky worked as writer[6] and novelist[7].

Where did Irène Némirovsky go to school?

Irène Némirovsky was educated at University of Paris[15].

What awards did Irène Némirovsky receive?

Honors received include Prix Renaudot[17] and mort pour la France[18].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Enciclopedia delle donne. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] . portail-collections.imec-archives.com. Retrieved . portail-collections.imec-archives.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] . BD Gest'. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [56] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  25. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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