Family tree of Anatole FRANCE

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French Born François-Anatole THIBAULT

French poet, journalist, and novelist

Born on April 16, 1844 in Paris, France , France

Died on October 12, 1924 in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France

Born on april 16 52

Deceased on october 12 33

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THIBAULT

Pierre

1711 -

PROUTEAU

Françoise

1721 -

LEBLANC

Louis

1732 -

MARTIN

Marie

1715 -

THIBAULT

Claude

1748 -

LEBLANC

Marie

1762 -

THIBAULT

François

1805 - 1890

GALLAS

Antoinette

1811 - 1886

THIBAULT dit FRANCE

François Anatole

1844 - 1924

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The son of a bookseller, France spent most of his life around books. His father's bookstore, called the Librairie France, specialized in books and papers on the French Revolution and was frequented by many notable writers and scholars of the day. Anatole France studied at the Collège Stanislas and after graduation he helped his father by working in his bookstore. After several years he secured the position of cataloguer at Bacheline-Deflorenne and at Lemerre. In 1876 he was appointed librarian for the French Senate.