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Biography
Alain Decaux (23 July 1925 − 27 March 2016) was a French historian. He was elected to the Académie française on 15 February 1979. In 2005, he was, with others authors as Frédéric Beigbeder, Mohamed Kacimi, Richard Millet and Jean-Pierre Thiollet, among the Beirut Book Fair's main guests in the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, commonly (BIEL). Source: Article "Alain Decaux" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Awards & recognition
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour · 2014
- Pierre Lafue Prize · 2010
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit · 2004
- Paulée de Meursault Prize · 1974
- Montyon Prize · 1950
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- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion
- Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
- Order of Mono
- Order of Valour
- prix du nouveau cercle de l'Union
- César Award — Best Adaptation · 1983 · nominated
