1. Maurice Genevoix participated in the bloody battles of Les Eparges hill as well as along the road of Tranchee de Calonne to the south east of Verdun-sur-Meuse in late 1914 and early 1915.
12 Facts About Maurice Genevoix
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Around 1919, Maurice Genevoix contracted Spanish influenza, causing him to move back to the Loire.
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Maurice Genevoix was quite prolific during his time in the Loire area, earning a Prix Blumenthal grant from the Florence Blumenthal Foundation to support him as a professional writer.
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In 1928, his father died, and Maurice Genevoix moved to Vernelles in Loiret.
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At around this time, Maurice Genevoix started to travel abroad to Canada, Scandinavia, Mexico, and Africa.
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Maurice Genevoix was elected to the Academie francaise on 24 October 1946 and was formally inducted the following year.
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In 1970, Maurice Genevoix, who was president of the program committee of French state radio, started a television series on French writers.
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Maurice Genevoix was offered the Grand prix national des Lettres.
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Maurice Genevoix died on 8 September 1980 and was buried in Passy Cemetery.
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Maurice Genevoix presided over the Friends of the Natural History Museum Paris society for ten years from 1970 to 1980.
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The Academie francaise literary Prix Maurice Genevoix is named for him.
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On 11 November 2020, Maurice Genevoix' remains were transferred to the Pantheon.