About Hubert Gerbeau
Lived 1937 – 2021 (aged 84). Hubert Gerbeau was a French writer, historian, teacher and novelist.
Hubert Gerbeau (17 January 1937 – 3 April 2021) was a French historian and writer. He travelled to several places in the French-speaking world, including Réunion. A graduate of the University of Provence, he wrote several essays and novels on themes such as slavery.
Distinctions Knight of the Legion of Honour
Works Doctoral Thesis L'esclavage et son ombre : l'île de Bourbon aux XIXe et XXe siècles, thèse de doctorat d'Etat (2005)
Essays Martin Luther King (1968) Les esclaves noirs : pour une histoire du silence (1970) Les esclaves noirs : pour une histoire du silence (2013) Outre-terre, outre-mer : cultures, colonialisme, impérialismes : mélanges pour Jacques Weber (2019)
Novels Noc (2004) Lia : d'un paradis à l'autre (2006) La Négresse de paradis (2008)
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Who was Hubert Gerbeau?
French writer (1937–2021)
When was Hubert Gerbeau born?
Hubert Gerbeau was born on 17 January 1937 in Marseille.
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Hubert Gerbeau died on 3 April 2021 in 12th arrondissement of Marseille.
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Hubert Gerbeau was a writer, historian, teacher and novelist.
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Hubert Gerbeau was French.
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