Jean d'Ormesson

Jean d'Ormesson
Jean d'Ormesson in 2011
Born	Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson[1] (1925-06-16)16 June 1925 7th arrondissement of Paris, France
Died	5 December 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 92) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
Occupation	Writer, columnist, reporter, philosopher
Language	French
Nationality	French
Education	Lycée Henri-IV
Alma mater	École normale supérieure
Notable works	Au revoir et merci (1966) La Gloire de l'Empire (1971) Au plaisir de Dieu (1974) Dieu, sa vie, son œuvre (1981) C'était bien (2003) C'est une chose étrange à la fin que le monde (2010)
Notable awards	Académie Française (seat 12) Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour
Spouse	Françoise Béghin
Children	Héloïse d'Ormesson

Count Jean Bruno Wladimir François-de-Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson (16 June 1925 – 5 December 2017) was a French writer and novelist. He authored forty books, was the director of Le Figaro from 1974 to 1977, as well as the dean of the Académie Française, to which he was elected in 1973, until his death, in addition to his service as president of the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies within UNESCO (1992–1997).