Joël Schmidt
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Born31 January 1937
Paris, France
Died22 January 2026 (aged 88)
EducationÉcole alsacienne
University of Paris
University of Paris
OccupationsWriter, literary critic
Joël Schmidt | |
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 Schmidt in 2010 | |
| Born | 31 January 1937 Paris, France |
| Died | 22 January 2026 (aged 88) |
| Education | École alsacienne University of Paris |
| Occupations | Writer, literary critic |
Joël Schmidt (French: [ʒɔɛl ʃmit]; 31 January 1937 – 22 January 2026) was a French writer and literary critic.[1]
The son of linguist Albert-Marie Schmidt, he was notable for writing the 1965 work Dictionnaire de la Mythologie grecque et romaine, which became a reference work for Greek and Roman mythology.[2] He was interviewed on the France 2 show Secrets d'Histoire in 2016.[3] He was a three-time laureate of the Académie Française, including the Prix Broquette-Gonin in 1973, the Prix Toutain in 1987, and the Prix d'Académie in 2004.[4]
Schmidt died on 22 January 2026, at the age of 88.[5]
