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Roger Caillois
French author and philosopher (1913-1978)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 3 March 1913
- Died
- 21 December 1978
- Place of birth
- Reims
- Place of death
- Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Roger
- Family name
- Caillois
- Occupation
- philosopher, poet, sociologist, translator, writer, literary critic
- Position held
- seat 3 of the Académie française
- Citizenship
- France
- Native language
- French
- Awards
- Officer of the Legion of Honour, Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon, Grand prix national des Lettres, Marcel Proust Prize, Georges-Dupau award
- assessment
- agrégation of grammar
- employer
- United Nations
- has works in the collection
- Vanderbilt Museum of Art
- name in native language
- Roger Caillois
- notable work
- Man, Play and Games
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- writing language
- French
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