Marguerite Yourcenar: Biography, Facts and Career
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Marguerite Yourcenar (UK: , US: ; French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit juʁsənaʁ] ; born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elected to the Académie Française, in 1980. In 1965, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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- Full name: Marguerite Yourcenar
- Born: 1903-06-08
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q163118
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Who is Marguerite Yourcenar?
Marguerite Yourcenar (UK: , US: ; French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit juʁsənaʁ] ; born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist who became a US citizen in 1947.
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Marguerite Yourcenar is United States.
When was Marguerite Yourcenar born?
Marguerite Yourcenar was born on 1903-06-08.
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