Romain Rolland

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Romain Rolland was a French writer, Nobel Prize–winning novelist, and pacifist intellectual known for works such as "Jean-Christophe" and his advocacy for peace and humanism.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Literature
biographer
essayist
human
intellectual
novelist
pacifist
playwright
awardReceived Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1866-01-29
dateOfDeath 1944-12-30
educatedAt University of Paris
École Normale Supérieure
familyName Rolland
fieldOfWork biography
drama
literature
music criticism
peace activism
givenName Romain
influenced European pacifist movements
Mahatma Gandhi
influencedBy Leo Tolstoy
Mahatma Gandhi
knownFor advocacy for peace
anti-war writings during World War I
humanist ideas
languageOfWorkOrName French
livedIn Switzerland
movement humanism
pacifism
name Romain Rolland
nationality French
NobelPrizeInLiteratureYear 1915
notableWork Au-dessus de la mêlée
Colas Breugnon
Jean-Christophe
Pierre et Luce
Vie de Beethoven
Vie de Michel-Ange
Vie de Tolstoï
occupation biographer
essayist
novelist
playwright
writer
periodOfActivity early 20th century
late 19th century
placeOfBirth Clamecy, Nièvre, France
placeOfDeath Vézelay, Yonne, France
linked to: Vézelay
politicalAlignment pacifism
religionOrWorldview secular humanism
residence Paris, France
linked to: Paris
sexOrGender male

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Collège Louis-le-Grand hasAlumnus Romain Rolland
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Stefan Zweig influencedBy Romain Rolland
Lyon 5th arrondissement contains Quai Romain Rolland
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Romain Rolland name Romain Rolland
Symbolist theatre associatedWith Romain Rolland