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French historian, writer and politician
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Male
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7 January 1932(Nice, arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
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Biography
Max Gallo (French: [maks ɡaˈlo]; born in Nice on 7 January 1932) is a French writer, historian and politician.
The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma), Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On April 26, 2007, the Académie française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie française on 31 May 2007.