Léon Damas
Léon Damas (1912–1978) was a French politician, poet and writer.
Also recorded as Léon-Gontran Damas; Leon Damas; Leon-Gontran Damas.
Overview
Born at Cayenne in 1912, died at Washington, D.C. in 1978.
In detail
Léon Damas studied at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. the recorded working language is French.
The authority associates the name with Négritude.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Residence is recorded at Washington, D.C. Employment is recorded with Georgetown University and Howard University. Positions recorded include member of the French National Assembly.
Distinctions recorded are Prix littéraire des Caraïbes.
Sources
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“Léon Damas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q983363: Léon Damas
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