Pierre Bénard
Pierre Bénard | |
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Born | November 17, 1898 |
Died | December 23, 1946 | (aged 48)
Citizenship | France |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | Défense de la France |
Spouse | Geneviève Antoine |
Children | 1 |
Pierre Bénard (17 November 1898 – 23 December 1946) was a French
Background
Bénard was born in 1898; his father was clerk to an attorney. He began as a journalist in the 1920s, for reportages for various weekly publications including Gringoire (from which he distanced himself in 1934).
He joined Le Canard enchaîné in 1923, and became editor-in-chief there in 1936.[1] During this period he was opposed to Jean Galtier-Boissière, on the issue of French military intervention in Spain.[3]
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and incessant carriage returns.
After the liberation of France Bénard went back to editing weekly papers, but died shortly after on 22 December 1946.[4] He was married to Geneviève Antoine, herself a journalist at Bonsoir, with whom he had a daughter.
References
- ^ a b Mathieu, Anne (2022-04-13), "BENARD Pierre", autre forme du nom : Pierre Marie Joseph Bénard (in French), Paris: Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier, archived from the original on 2023-01-09, retrieved 2023-01-09
- ^ "Visionneuse - Archives de Paris". archives.paris.fr. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Offenstadt, Nicolas; Olivera, Philippe (1993). "L'engagement pacifiste en France, 1919-1939". Bulletins de l'Institut d'Histoire du Temps Présent. 51 (1): 53–109. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Visionneuse - Archives de Paris". archives.paris.fr. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.