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History

This prize was created in 1992 on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the "Cercle de presse Richelieu". The Cercle de presse Richelieu, created in 1952 by Paul Camus,

Georges Duhamel Georges Duhamel (; ; 30 June 1884 – 13 April 1966) was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published '' Confession de minuit'', the first of a serie ...

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and

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

, aims to preserve and expand the linguistic and cultural heritage and to maintain the quality and evolution of the French language in the modern world. It is always chaired by an academician:

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, Maurice Genevoix, Jean Mistler,

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and

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Laureates

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Wendy Bouchard Wendy Bouchard (born 22 June 1980) is a French journalist, radio and television presenter. Early life and education Born in Paris, Wendy Bouchard studied at the high school of Saint-Michel-de-Picpus in Paris. She graduated in history at the So ...

*2018 - Bernard de La Villardière *2017 -

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*2016 - Natacha Polony *2015 - François Busnel *2014 - Guillaume Roquette *2013 -

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, presenter, moderator. *2012 -

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, chronicler at RTL. *2011 -

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, chronicler at ''

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''. *2010 - Quentin Dickinson (

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) and Jean Quatremer ('' Libération''). *2009 - Olivier Barrot, journalist and TV producer. *2008 - Claude Imbert, columnist at '' Le Point''. *2007 -

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, animator and producer at Radio France. *2006 - Annette Gerlach and Florence Dauchez, editors and presenters of the "Journal of Culture" on

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. *2005 - Michel Theys, chief editor of the "Européenne de Bruxelles". *2004 - Philippe d'Hugues, film critic *2003 -

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, editor-in-chief and presenter at TF1. *2002 - Bernard Le Saux, chronicler and literary critic. *2001 - Jean Amadou, chronicler at

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. *2000 - Bruno de Cessole, editor-in-chief of the culture pages of '' Valeurs actuelles''. *1998 - 1999 - Franz-Olivier Giesbert, présenter of the "Gai Savoir" program on

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. *1997 -

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, editor-in-chief of "Culture matin" on

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. *1996 - Renaud Matignon, chronicler at '' Le Figaro littéraire''. *1995 - Jean-Claude Narcy, presenter of the news program of 20 o'clock on TF1. *1994 - Philippe Meyer, daily chronicler on

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. *1993 -

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, Considered one of the best specialists of

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and the

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), he is nicknamed by his peers "the master of Napoleonic studies". Jean-Pierre Colignon, chief proofreader on

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and author of the section entitled "La cote des mots". *1992 - William Leymergie, presenter of the program "

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" on

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References

External links

Site de l'association Défense de la langue française (main sources)

Sites relatifs à la défense et à la promotion de la langue française
{{Authority control French literary awards Awards established in 1992 1992 establishments in France