Wladimir d'Ormesson
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Wladimir d'Ormesson (August 7, 1888 - September 15, 1973) was a French essayist novelist, journalist and diplomat.
He was successively ambassador in Rome, Buenos Aires and Santiago, and wrote many essays (Dans la nuit européenne, La Confiance de l’Allemagne) and some novels (La Préface d'une vie). D'Ormesson was elected to the Académie Française in 1956.
Preceded by Paul Claudel |
Seat 13 Académie française 1956–1973 |
Succeeded by Maurice Schumann |