Raymond Queneau (21 Feb 1903 – 25 Oct 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle), notable for his wit and cynical humour. In 1951 Queneau was elected to the Académie Goncourt; 1952, elected to the Académie de l'humour and invited to jury of the Cannes Film Festival (1955- 57) Less