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BIOGRAPHY OF SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris, France, on 9 January 1908. She was a writer,
intellectual, philosopher, political activist and feminist. She had a significant influence
on feminist theory. Her parents were George de Beauvoir, a secretary, and Françoise
de Beauvoir.
Simone de Beauvoir attended the Institut Adeline-Désir, a Roman Catholic school for
girls, among other private institutions. She began studying philosophy at
the Sorbonne in 1926.
She wrote novels, biographies, autobiography and monographs about social issues.

Her most famous novels were “She came to stay” and “The Mandarins”. She won three
important prizes: Prix Goncourt in 1954, Jerusalem Prize in 1975 and Austrian State
Prize for European Literature in 1978.

She met Satre at university and they had a different relationship, not very common at
that time. They never got married and they shared their passion for philosophy.

She died on 14 April 1986 in Paris, France.

 Take Simone’s biography as a guide to write a biography in SIMPLE PAST.

You will use the information below (this person doesn’t exist, it’s invented). Use
the same format and order to do it. For each information you HAVE TO use the
verbs in red in the previous biography.

NAME: John Smith

COUNTRY: Switzerland

DATE OF BIRTH: 28 August, 1939

PROFESSION: Musician

PARENTS: Victor Smith (business man) and Elena Hans (teacher)

EDUCATION: Music School of Zurich, violinist and student of Music Theory

(1959)
FAMOUS CONCERTS: in England for Queen Elizabeth (1962), in California for the
American president (1965)

PRIZES: Best European Violinist (Italy, 1969), Influencer on Classical Music

(Vienna, 1975)

FAMILY: Anna McGuy, wife, two children (Mark and Mary)

DATE OF DEATH: 29 November, 2000