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Xavier Grall

French poet, writer and journalist (1930–1981)
Person human Q964869

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
June 22, 1930
Date of death
December 11, 1981
Place of birth
Landivisiau
Place of death
Quimperlé
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
journalist, poet, writer
Employer
Le Monde, Témoignage chrétien, La Vie[11][12][13]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, Catholicism[16][17]
Award received
Prix Breizh, Prix de la Fédération des Bretons de Paris[14][15]
Cause of death
lung cancer[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, Breton[24][25]
Birth name
Xavier Marie Grall[26]
Family name
Grall[21]
Given name
Xavier[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Name in native language
Xavier Grall[27]
Native language
French[10]
Participated in conflict
Algerian War[20]
Place of burial
Cimetière de Landivisiau[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Xavier Grall de Grall
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000108563535
VIAF cluster ID
31997056
Library of Congress authority ID
n79100630
GND ID
118940589
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pont-Aven Monument hommage à Xavier Grall.jpg ↗
BAnQ authority ID
0000055130
BIBSYS ID
90860270
Babelio author ID
31794
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119056539
CIRDOC author ID
3123
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10858572
CiNii Research ID
1140282266659108992
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118940589
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
49971
Discogs artist ID
1262328
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
xavier-grall
FAST ID
42040
FactGrid item ID
Linda Sällström
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
jaFlfVvvlDr4
FranceArchives agent ID
30334353
Freebase ID
/m/02ybpc
IdRef ID
026900009
IxTheo authority ID
079718620
KBR person ID
14364907
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
122201
MusicBrainz artist ID
999a528f-0462-49be-a713-4f86d5ec2b02
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000490126
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04891842
NL CR AUT ID
jo2013761536, jo2013761530, jo2013761534
NUKAT ID
n2009049939
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000045031
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810646806005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071255710
PRELIB person ID
1228
Printemps des poètes poet ID
Xavier-Grall
RERO ID (legacy)
A003313670
SHARE Catalogue author ID
710624
SVKKL authority ID
0340426-Olivier-19301981, 0340425-Grall-Xavier-19301981, 0340427-SaintHerbot-19301981
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJhPCxtWm6bMXgmDMVmd
Yale LUX ID
person/729c529f-a5e7-45b7-8fb9-1a9ec7627edb

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
writer, poet, journalist
Employer 2
Le Monde, La Vie
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
French, Breton
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
France
FactGrid item ID 1
Linda Sällström
Given name 1
Xavier
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:performer of 1
Xavier Grall chanté par Dan Ar Braz
Native language 1
French
Participated in conflict 1
Algerian War
Place of birth 1
Landivisiau
Place of death 1
Quimperlé
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Xavier Grall was born on June 22, 1930[1], in Landivisiau[2]. He died on December 11, 1981[3], in Quimperlé[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], poet[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Xavier Grall born?

Xavier Grall was born in Landivisiau[2].

Where did Xavier Grall die?

Xavier Grall died in Quimperlé[4].

What did Xavier Grall do for work?

Xavier Grall worked as a journalist[5], poet[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Xavier Grall receive?

Honors received include Prix Breizh[14] and Prix de la Fédération des Bretons de Paris[15].

Related Entities

France Landivisiau Quimperlé

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · ~2026-45314-28 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Cimetière de Landivisiau
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Place of burial: Cimetière de Landivisiau"
  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0340426-Olivier-19301981, 0340425-Grall-Xavier-19301981, 0340427-SaintHerbot-19301981
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0340426-Olivier-19301981, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259547|batch #259547]]"
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