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Romain Rolland

Also known as R.Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

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Romain Rolland was a French writer and intellectual who lived from 1866 to 1944 and became known for his novels, essays, and pacifist activism during a turbulent period of European history. His works explored themes of individual conscience and social responsibility, and he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915, reflecting his significant influence on European thought and culture.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1915
“as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Clamecy
Place of death: Vézelay
Sibling: Madeleine Rolland
Occupation: teacher
Educated at: University of Paris
Employer: École Normale Supérieure
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Award: Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française
Movement: freethought
Image: Romain Rolland 1915.jpg
Work location: Paris
Residence: Vézelay
Significant event: Nazi book burnings

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topic's main category: Category:Romain Rolland
Commons category: Romain Rolland
cause of death: tuberculosis
date of birth: 1866-01-29
date of death: 1944-12-30
Commons Creator page: Romain Rolland
member of: Russian Academy of Sciences
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
name in native language: Romain Rolland
ethnic group: French
writing language: French
start of work period: 1888-00-00
interested in: Indian philosophy
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
P8168: Doug Wickenheiser

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Works in European collections

13 objects attributed to Romain Rolland, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Pierre and Luce

Les origines du théâtre lyrique moderne : histoire de l'opéra en Europe avant Lully et Scarlatti

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Christof. Kinder- und Jugendjahre Roman

Johann Christof in Paris Roman

Johann Christof am Ziel Roman

Beethovens Meisterjahre : von der Eroica bis zur Appassionata

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Encyclopedic overview

Romain Rolland ( French: [ʁɔmɛ̃ ʁɔlɑ̃]; 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings".

He was an admirer of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, wrote a still relevant biography of Gandhi, and is also noted for his correspondence with numerous writers and thinkers across the globe including Maxim Gorki, Rabindranath Tagore and Sigmund Freud.

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