About René Benjamin
Lived 1885 – 1948 (aged 63). René Benjamin was a French writer and journalist.
René Benjamin (; 1885 in Paris, France - 1948 in Tours, France) was a French writer. In 1915 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Gaspard. In 1938, he became the first Goncourt laureate to be appointed a member of the Académie Goncourt, the jury that decides the winner of the prize.
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Who was René Benjamin?
French writer (1885–1948)
When was René Benjamin born?
René Benjamin was born on 20 March 1885 in Paris.
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René Benjamin died on 4 October 1948 in Tours.
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René Benjamin was a writer and journalist.
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René Benjamin was French.
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