André Clot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Clot

French historian and essayist

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-2002

Profession: writer, historian, journalist, essayist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

André Clot (9 November 1909 in Grenoble – 2002) was a French historian and essayist. Clot worked from 1936 to 1942 for the news agency Agence Havas, from 1943 to 1945 for Radio-Brazzaville and finally from 1945 up to his superannuation for the Agence France-Presse. He lived for many years in Turkey and the countries of the Near and Middle East and was expert on Islam. He published books about the history and culture of Islamic countries.