About Achille Clarac
Lived 1903 – 1999 (aged 95). Achille Clarac was a French diplomat and writer.
Achille Claude Clarac, also known as Claude Clarac (31 August 1903 - 11 January 1999) was a French diplomat and writer.
Early life and education Achille Claude Clarac was born on 31 August 1903 in Nantes, France. He studied law and entered the foreign service in 1930.
Career In 1934 he became embassy secretary in Tehran, where he married, in May 1935, the Swiss writer and photojournalist Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908-1942). He was Consul of France in Tehran until 1942.
Claude Clarac died on 11 January 1999.
Works In 1971, with Michael Smithies, he wrote Discovering Thailand, published with Siam Publications.
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Who was Achille Clarac?
French diplomat (1903–1999)
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Achille Clarac was born on 31 August 1903 in Nantes.
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Achille Clarac died on 11 January 1999 in Oudon.
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Achille Clarac was a diplomat and writer.
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Achille Clarac was French.
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· DBpedia: Achille-Claude Clarac
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