Grandes-Carrières in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

André Malraux

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 2025

1. André Malraux Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici est né
le 3 novembre 1901
André Malraux
Ecrivain
Ministre d'Etat 1959-1969
Fondateur du Ministère des Affaires Culturelles

(Here on November 3, 1901 was born André Malraux - Writer, Minister of State 1959-1969, and Founder of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is November 3, 1901.

Location. 48° 53.451′ N, 2° 20.062′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Grandes-Carrières. It is on Rue Damrémont, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Rue Damrémont, Paris, Île-de-France 75018, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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Rue Vauvenargues Deported Jewish Students Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Square Carpeaux (1907) (about 180 meters away); Francis Casadesus (about 210 meters away); André Warnod (about 210 meters away); Lieutenant Jacques Froment (about 210 meters away); Théophile Steinlen (about 210 meters away); Guy Vignoht (about 240 meters away); Square Joël Le Tac (1935) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . André Malraux (Wikipedia). Overview:

Georges André Malraux (3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine (Man's Fate) (1933) won the Prix Goncourt. He was appointed by President Charles de Gaulle as information minister (1945–46) and subsequently as France's first cultural affairs minister during de Gaulle's presidency (1959–1969).

(Submitted on April 19, 2025.)

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André Malraux Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 2025

2. André Malraux Marker - wide view

André Malraux Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 2025

3. André Malraux Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.