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Alain Grandbois

Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (died 1975)

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Born
May 25, 1900
Died
March 18, 1975
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1900

About Alain Grandbois

Alain Grandbois, (May 25, 1900 – March 18, 1975) was a Canadian Quebecer poet, considered the first great modern one. Traveling around the world in 1918–1939 and sharing the hopes and problems of contemporary man, his work combined the themes of exploring the secrets of the world and studying human destiny, the writing and subject matter having a depth and breadth new to Quebec and becoming a model for young poets of the 1950s. There is a plaque on the house in which he was born. In 1970, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Athanase-David.

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Alain Grandbois timeline

  1. Alain Grandbois, (May 25, 1900 – March 18, 1975) was a Canadian Quebecer poet, considered the first great modern one.
  2. In 1970, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Athanase-David.

The world when Alain Grandbois was born

Alain Grandbois was born in 1900. 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 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

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

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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