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André Gide

French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)

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Occupation

journalist

Born in

Paris

Born

November 22, 1869

Zodiac

Sagittarius

29,674

days lived

81

age at death

Born
November 22, 1869 in 🇫🇷Paris
Died
February 19, 1951 (aged 81)
Zodiac
♐︎Sagittarius·snake 🐍
Updated Jul 2026

About

André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author whose writing spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his beginnings in the symbolist movement to criticising imperialism between the two World Wars. Author of more than 50 books, he was described in his New York Times obituary as "France's greatest contemporary man of letters" and "judged the greatest French writer of this century by the literary cognoscenti."

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Cancer♋︎

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1951
Day 29,673
Age 81

Death of André Gide

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96%
Feb 19, 1951

André Gide dies in Paris, France.

1947
Day 28,163
Age 77

Nobel Prize in Literature

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Jan 1, 1947

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1946
Day 27,798
Age 76

Publication of 'Thésée'

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96%
Jan 1, 1946

Publishes 'Thésée' (Theseus), a symbolic autobiography.

1945
Day 27,433
Age 75

Return to France after WWII

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Jan 1, 1945
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1939
Day 25,241
Age 69

Publication of 'Journal 1889-1939'

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96%
Jan 1, 1939

Publishes his 'Journal 1889-1939'.

1924
Day 19,762
Age 54

Openly discusses homosexuality

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96%
Jan 1, 1924

Publicly discusses his homosexuality in 'Corydon'.

1920
Day 18,301
Age 50

Publication of 'Si le grain ne meurt'

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Jan 1, 1920

Publishes his autobiography 'Si le grain ne meurt' (If It Die...).

1919
Day 17,936
Age 49

Publication of 'La Symphonie pastorale'

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Jan 1, 1919

Publishes 'La Symphonie pastorale' (The Pastoral Symphony).

1914
Day 16,110
Age 44

Publication of 'Les Caves du Vatican'

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Jan 1, 1914

Publishes 'Les Caves du Vatican' (The Vatican Cellars).

1911
Day 15,014
Age 41

Publication of 'Isabelle'

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Jan 1, 1911

Publishes 'Isabelle'.

1909
Day 14,284
Age 39

Publication of 'La Porte étroite'

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Jan 1, 1909

Publishes 'La Porte étroite' (Strait is the Gate).

1897
Day 9,902
Age 27

Publication of 'Les Nourritures terrestres'

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Jan 1, 1897

Publishes 'Les Nourritures terrestres' (Fruits of the Earth).

1895
Day 9,268
Age 25

Marriage to Madeleine Rondeaux

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Apr 8, 1895

Marries his cousin, Madeleine Rondeaux.

Day 9,171
Age 25

Publication of 'Paludes'

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96%
Jan 1, 1895

Publishes 'Paludes' (Marshlands).

1893
Day 8,441
Age 23

First trip to Algeria

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Jan 1, 1893
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1880
Day 3,692
Age 10

Death of his father

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Jan 1, 1880

Death of his father, a law professor.

1877
Day 2,597
Age 7

Studies at École Alsacienne

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Jan 1, 1877

Begins studies at the École Alsacienne in Paris.

1869
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Birth of André Gide

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Nov 22, 1869

André Gide is born in Paris, France.

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Birth of André Gide

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Nov 22, 1869

André Gide is born in Paris, France.