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Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

French-Belgian writerborn 1960

Wikidata names Nicolas Grimaldi as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Nicolas Grimaldi

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stated by WikidataNicolas Grimaldi
2 steps up
stated by WikidataPaul Ricœur

Education and career2

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undated
École Normale Supérieure
studied
undated
lycée du Parc
studied

At a glance

known as: playwright, philosopher, translator, screenwriter, writer, film director, actor, short story writer, comics writer, novelist, musician
fields: performing arts, literary activity, prose, drama, film direction
degrees: Doctor of Philosophy
awards: Commander of the Order of the Crown, Knight of the National Order of Quebec, honorary doctor of the University of Sherbrooke, Concours général, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Grand prix du théâtre, 2001, Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle, 2010
member of: Academie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises, from 2012, Académie Goncourt
notable works: Oscar and the Lady in Pink, The Most Beautiful Book in the World, Ulysse from Bagdad, M. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran, Noes Shvili, The Alternative Hypothesis
Wikipedia: in 50 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaÉric-Emmanuel Schmitt
stated by WikidataWikidataQ287828
stated by WikidataVIAF27196894
stated by WikidataGND118046780
stated by WikidataIdRef050138480
stated by WikidataISNI0000000122777150

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q287828,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q287828},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q287828