Jean Vanier
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Jean Vanier was a male artist from Canada. He was born on September 10, 1928, and died on May 7, 2019. His works include *From Brokeness to Community*, *Living Gently in a Violent World*, *Life in Community*, *Happiness*, and *Sharing Life*.
He is referenced by 405 other encyclopedia articles. A quote attributed to him states, "The strong need the weak in order to become more human, more compassionate."
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antoine
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Paris
- Father
- Georges Vanier
- Mother
- Pauline Vanier
- Educated at
- Catholic University of Paris
- Employer
- University of Toronto
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Field of work
- philanthropy
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Image
- Jean Vanier (2012, cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Jean Vanier
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1928-09-10
- cause of death
- thyroid cancer
- name in native language
- Jean Vanier
- date of death
- 2019-05-07
- birth name
- Jean François Vanier
- influenced by
- Thomas Philippe
- member of
- L'Arche
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