Question: Who died earlier, Nikolai Nikolayevich Durnovo or Gérard Étienne?
Sentence (from "Gérard Étienne"): Gérard Vergniaud Étienne( born 28 May 1936 in Cap Haïtien, Haiti; died 14 December 2008 in Montreal, Quebec) was a linguist, journalist and writer of poems, novels and essays.
Relevant evidence: Yes