Jacques Chancel, (Joseph André Jacques Régis Crampes; 2 July 1928 – 23 December 2014) was a

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journalist and writer. He was known for being the radio host of '' Radioscopie'' and '' Le Grand Échiquier'' for 22 years. Chancel was born in

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, France. Chancel died at his home in

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from

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, aged 86.Jacques Chancel est mort
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