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Jean-Pierre Dannaud
Jean-Pierre Dannaud, (6 February 1921, in Paris – 1995) was a French State councillor and novelist who won the 1993 French Academy Prize for his novel ''Fleuve Rouge'' (''Red River''). Education He received the degree of Associate of Philosophy from the Lycée Henri-IV in Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure. Career In 1947, he was professor at the Lycee Janson de Sailly in Paris, then in the 1948–1950 period he was appointed cultural attaché in Saigon. In 1950–1954, he became director of information services in French Indochina and then head of the French Cultural Mission in Vietnam (1954–1956). In 1957, he became cultural councillor, head of the French academic and cultural mission to Morocco and then technical adviser to the president of the community (1959). During the 1961–1964 period he was appointed as director of cultural and technical cooperation in the Ministry of Cooperation and then director of cultural and technical cooperation secretary of state for foreign aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
