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Claude Jeancolas

1949 – 2016

French journalist

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About Claude Jeancolas

Lived 1949 – 2016 (aged 66). Claude Jeancolas was a French journalist, historian, screenwriter, art historian and writer.

Claude Jeancolas (10 June 1949 – 10 February 2016) was a French writer, art historian, and journalist.

Life Jeancolas spent his childhood and adolescence in Nancy, in eastern France. (which saw four editions created worldwide) and Elle Décoration (which saw 14 editions created worldwide). He also created Cousteau Junior and Max. Until 2012, he was the director of Marie Claire Maison and Marie Claire travel magazines in Milan.

Art historian career His interest in art developed in 1969 after meeting the sculptor Edmond Moirignot, with whom he became a close friend and later the guardian and executor of his will. In 1987, he published a monograph on the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Following this publication, Jeancolas studied the history of sculpture and French drawing. He later published two books on the Nabis and the Fauves.

Rimbaud Jeancolas studied Rimbaud's work and regularly published on the topic. He believed Rimbaud to be too intelligent to be incoherent, as he was at the top of his class. He also wrote about Une Saison en enfer. Additionally, he wrote about the poet's highly criticized mother, Vitalie Rimbaud, in a biography that aimed to demonstrate the love she had for her child and her importance to Rimbaud.

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Who was Claude Jeancolas?

French journalist

When was Claude Jeancolas born?

Claude Jeancolas was born on 10 June 1949 in Nancy.

When did Claude Jeancolas die?

Claude Jeancolas died on 17 February 2016 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Claude Jeancolas's occupation?

Claude Jeancolas was a journalist, historian, screenwriter, art historian and writer.

What nationality was Claude Jeancolas?

Claude Jeancolas was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Claude Jeancolas

· Wikidata: Q2977596

· DBpedia: Claude Jeancolas

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