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Hervé Bazin

Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (died 1996)

Born
April 17, 1911
Died
February 17, 1996
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1911

About Hervé Bazin

Hervé Bazin was a French writer, whose best-known novels covered semi-autobiographical topics of teenage rebellion and dysfunctional families. He won the 1947 Prix Apollinaire for Jour, his first book of poetry. Bazin became a member of the Académie Goncourt in 1958, replacing Francis Carco.

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Hervé Bazin timeline

  1. He won the 1947 Prix Apollinaire for Jour, his first book of poetry.
  2. Bazin became a member of the Académie Goncourt in 1958, replacing Francis Carco.

The world when Hervé Bazin was born

Hervé Bazin was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hervé Bazin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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