Léon Damas
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French poet and politician (1912–1978)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Léon Damas is referenced by 62 other articles, and connects out to United States, Paris and Washington, D.C..
It sits within the topics 1912 births, 1978 deaths and 20th-century French male writers.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1978
- Works
- 14
Top works
- The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970
- Black-Label ; suivi de Graffiti ; et de Poèmes nègres sur des airs africains
- Léon-Gontran Damas, 1912-1978
- Hommage posthume à Léon-Gontran Damas, (1912-1978)
- Léon-Gontran Damas
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Cayenne
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- member of the French National Assembly
- Employer
- Howard University
- Political party
- French Section of the Workers' International
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Movement
- Négritude
- Image
- CLR James and Léon Damas, 2nd Congress of African People, San Diego, 1972 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Washington, D.C.
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- name in native language
- Léon-Gontran Damas
- date of birth
- 1912-03-28
- date of death
- 1978-01-22
- Commons category
- Léon-Gontran Damas
- writing language
- French
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1912 births1978 deaths20th-century French male writers20th-century French poetsDeputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth RepublicFrench Army personnel of World War IIFrench Guianan poetsFrench Guianan politiciansFrench Guianan writersFrench male poetsFrench Section of the Workers' International politiciansGeorgetown University facultyHoward University facultyPeople from Cayenne