François Mauriac Writer

François Charles Mauriac (French: [moʁjak]; 11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author, member of the Académie française (from 1933), and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1958.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 11, 1885
Birth name	François Charles Mauriac
Birth place	Bordeaux , France
Nationality	France
Date of death	September 01, 1970
Place of death	Paris , France