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Georges Simenon
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| Born | Georges Simenon 13 February 1903 Liège, Belgium |
| Died | 4 September 1989 (aged 86) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Pen name | "G. Sim" |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable awards | Académie royale de Belgique (1952) |
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon ( 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. He published nearly 200 novels and many short works. Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
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26 rue Léopold, Liège, the house where Simenon was born
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Maigret statue in Delfzijl, Netherlands
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Simenon, 1963
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The 100 Years of Georges Simenon coin
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