About Andrée Clair
Lived 1916 – 1982 (aged 65–66). Andrée Clair was a French literary critic, non-fiction writer, writer and children's writer.
Andrée Clair (May 5, 1916 - 1982 ) was a writer who was born in France as Renée Jung, and spent her later days in France, but is also associated with Niger. She studied Africa at the Ethnological Institute in the Sorbonne University. She was noted for her ethnographic study of Niger and writing children's books set in Africa. From 1961 to 1974, she was on a cultural mission to the President of Niger. Her books include Bemba [An African Adventure].
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Who was Andrée Clair?
French writer
When was Andrée Clair born?
Andrée Clair was born on 5 May 1916 in Malakoff.
When did Andrée Clair die?
Andrée Clair died in 1982 in Dreux.
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Andrée Clair was a literary critic, non-fiction writer, writer and children's writer.
What nationality was Andrée Clair?
Andrée Clair was French.
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