Joseph Kessel

Summary

Joseph Kessel is a human^[1]. Born in Villa Clara^[2], he… he was born on February 10, 1898^[3]. He passed away in Avernes^[4]. He died on July 23, 1979^[5]. He worked as a war correspondent^[6], journalist^[7], screenwriter^[8], writer^[9], and novelist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Joseph Kessel was born in Villa Clara^[2].
• Joseph Kessel passed away in Avernes^[4].
• Joseph Kessel was born on February 10, 1898^[3].
• Joseph Kessel died on July 23, 1979^[5].
• Joseph Kessel is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery^[12].
• A child of Joseph Kessel was Nicole Kessel^[13].
• Joseph Kessel held citizenship in France^[14].
• French was Joseph Kessel's native language^[15].
• Joseph Kessel's professions included war correspondent^[6].
• Joseph Kessel's professions included journalist^[7].
• Joseph Kessel worked as a screenwriter^[8].
• Joseph Kessel worked as a writer^[9].
• Joseph Kessel worked as a novelist^[10].
• Joseph Kessel worked as an opinion journalist^[16].
• Joseph Kessel's field of work was journalism^[17].
• Joseph Kessel's field of work was opinion journalism^[18].
• Joseph Kessel's field of work was literature^[19].
• Joseph Kessel held the position of seat 27 of the Académie française^[20].
• Joseph Kessel was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand^[21].
• Joseph Kessel received the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[22].
• Joseph Kessel received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[23].
• Joseph Kessel received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[24].
• Joseph Kessel received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[25].
• Joseph Kessel received the Médaille militaire^[26].
• Joseph Kessel received the Paul Flat Prize^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1898-02-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1979-07-23^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 69294564-f47a-4331-b952-341e5b6828cf^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Joseph Kessel's place of birth was Villa Clara^[2]. He was born on February 10, 1898^[3]. French was his native language^[15].

Education

Joseph Kessel was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include war correspondent^[6], journalist^[7], screenwriter^[8], writer^[9], novelist^[10], and opinion journalist^[16]. Fields of work include journalism^[17], an industry^[33]; opinion journalism^[18], a journalism genre^[34]; and literature^[19], a type of arts^[35]. Joseph Kessel held the position of seat 27 of the Académie française^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[22], a grade of an order^[36], in France^[37]; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[23], a grade of an order^[38], in France^[39]; Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[24], a courage award^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1915^[42]; Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[25], a courage award^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1939^[45]; Médaille militaire^[26], a medallion^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1852^[48]; and Paul Flat Prize^[27], a literary award^[49], in France^[50], founded in 1919^[51].

Personal Life

A child of Joseph Kessel was Nicole Kessel^[13].

Death and Burial

Joseph Kessel died on July 23, 1979^[5]. He passed away in Avernes^[4]. The cause of death was aneurysm^[52]. Burial took place at Montparnasse Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Joseph Kessel ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Kessel born?

Born in Villa Clara^[2], Joseph Kessel…

Where did Joseph Kessel die?

Joseph Kessel passed away in Avernes^[4].

What did Joseph Kessel do for work?

Joseph Kessel worked as war correspondent^[6], journalist^[7], screenwriter^[8], writer^[9], and novelist^[10].

Where did Joseph Kessel go to school?

Joseph Kessel was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand^[21].

What awards did Joseph Kessel receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[22], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[23], Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[24], and Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[25].