Wladimir d'Ormesson

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Wladimir d'Ormesson (August 2, 1888 in Saint Petersburg – September 15, 1973) was a French essayist, novelist, journalist and diplomat.

He was successively ambassador in Vatican city, 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. He was also the president of the Office de radiodiffusion télévision française.

References

online biography (in French)

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Name	Ormesson, Wladimir d'
Alternative names
Short description	French writer
Date of birth	August 2, 1888
Place of birth
Date of death	September 15, 1973
Place of death

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