Cimetière Montparnasse
14th arrondissement of Paris
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Memorial Page for François Weyergans (née François Marie Weyergans)
Aug 2, 1941 – May 27, 2019(77 years)Died in:Paris, Île-de-France
Belgian writer and film director
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May 27th, 2026
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François Weyergans (* August 2, 1941 in Etterbeek; † May 27, 2019 in Paris) was a belgian writer and film director. He was 77 years old. His education included Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and Collège Saint-Michel. He received 8 awards, including Prix des Deux Magots, Prix Renaudot. He was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.
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10 EventsBorn in Etterbeek, Brussels-Capital Region
1941Roger Nimier Prix
1974Prix Victor Rossel
1981Macaire le Copte
Prix des Deux Magots
1982Macaire le Copte
Paul Flat Prize
1986Prix Renaudot
1992La Démence du boxeur
Prix de la langue française
1997Prix Goncourt
2005Trois jours chez ma mère
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
2016Died in Paris, Île-de-France
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