Philippe de Baleine

Philippe de Baleine (27 September 1921 – 7 June 2018), also known as Philippe de Jonas,[1] was a French author.[2] He is the recipient of two literary prizes from the Académie française: the Prix J.-J. Weiss for Hôtel des Piranhas in 1984, and the Prix de Littérature générale for Voyage espiègle et romanesque sur le petit train du Congo in 1992.[3] He died in June 2018 at the age of 96.[4]

Philippe de Baleine
Born(1921-09-27)27 September 1921
Died7 June 2018(2018-06-07) (aged 96)
OccupationAuthor

References
  1. "Philippe de Jonas : pseudonyme individuel". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. "Philippe de Baleine". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  3. "Philippe de BALEINE". Académie française. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  4. Décès du journaliste et écrivain Philippe de Baleine, qui avait inspiré à Hergé un personnage de Tintin
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