The Prix Richelieu is a French literary award that rewards a journalist who "testified by the quality of his own language, his concern to defend the French language". It is awarded annually, under the sponsorship of the association and the

Éditions Larousse Éditions Larousse () is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse, and for some time was known also as Librarie Larousse; its best-known work is the '' Petit Larousse'' sin ...

History

This prize was created in 1992 on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the "Cercle de presse Richelieu". The Cercle de presse Richelieu, created in 1952 by Paul Camus, Georges Duhamel,

Jules Romains Jules Romains (born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule; 26 August 1885 – 14 August 1972) was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play '' Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine'', and a cyc ...

and

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau ( , ; ; 5 July 1889 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th-c ...

, aims to preserve and expand the linguistic and cultural heritage and to maintain the quality and evolution of the French language in the modern world. It is always chaired by an academician:

Léon Bérard Léon Bérard (; 6 January 1876, Sauveterre-de-Béarn – 24 February 1960 in Saint-Étienne) was a French politician and lawyer. Bérard was Minister of Public Instruction in 1919 and from 1921 to 1924, and Minister of Justice from 1931 to 19 ...

, Maurice Genevoix, Jean Mistler, Jean Dutourd, Angelo Rinaldi and Philippe Beaussant.

Laureates

*2024 - Christine Kelly *2023 - Jean-Michel Djian *2022 - Emmanuel Khérad *2021 - Stéphane Bern *2020 -

Étienne de Montety Étienne de Montety (born 2 May 1965 in 15th arrondissement of Paris) is a French writer and journalist.Who's Who in France, édition 2008, page 1603 Biography Étienne de Montety studied at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, where he obtained ...

*2019 - Wendy Bouchard *2018 - Bernard de La Villardière *2017 - Bruno Frappat *2016 - Natacha Polony *2015 - François Busnel *2014 - Guillaume Roquette *2013 - Alain Duault, presenter, moderator. *2012 -

Yves Calvi Yves Calvi (born Yves Krettly on 30 August 1959) is a French journalist and television presenter. Early career and education Yves Calvi was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He graduated in modern literature and ...

, chronicler at RTL. *2011 - Éric Zemmour, chronicler at '' Le Figaro Magazine''. *2010 - Quentin Dickinson (

Radio France Radio France () is the French national public radio broadcaster. Stations Radio France offers seven national networks: *France Inter — Radio France's "generalist media, generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed wi ...

) and Jean Quatremer (''

Libération (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968 in France, May 1968. Initially positioned on the far left of Fr ...

''). *2009 - Olivier Barrot, journalist and TV producer. *2008 - Claude Imbert, columnist at ''

Le Point ''Le Point'' () is a French weekly political and conservative news magazine published in Paris. It is one of the three major French news magazines. ''Le Point'' was founded in 1972 by former journalists of ''L'Express'' and quickly rose to be ...

''. *2007 - Frédéric Lodéon, animator and producer at Radio France. *2006 - Annette Gerlach and Florence Dauchez, editors and presenters of the "Journal of Culture" on

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. *2005 - Michel Theys, chief editor of the "Européenne de Bruxelles". *2004 - Philippe d'Hugues, film critic *2003 -

Claire Chazal Claire Chazal (; born 1 December 1956) is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2. She had been the weekend news anchor at TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'' ...

, editor-in-chief and presenter at

TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...

. *2002 - Bernard Le Saux, chronicler and literary critic. *2001 - Jean Amadou, chronicler at

Europe 1 Europe 1, (''Europe un'') formerly known as Europe nº 1, is a privately owned radio station created in 1955. It was owned and operated by Lagardère News, a subsidiary of the Lagardère Group, it was one of the leading radio broadcasting s ...

. *2000 - Bruno de Cessole, editor-in-chief of the culture pages of '' Valeurs actuelles''. *1998 - 1999 - Franz-Olivier Giesbert, présenter of the "Gai Savoir" program on

Paris Première Paris Première is a French TV channel, available on cable television, cable, satellite television, satellite and the Digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on 15 December 1 ...

. *1997 - Jean Lebrun, editor-in-chief of "Culture matin" on

France Culture France Culture () is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France Radio France () is the French national public radio broadcaster. Stations Radio France offers seven national networks: *France Inter — Radio France's "generalist ...

. *1996 - Renaud Matignon, chronicler at ''

Le Figaro littéraire ''Le Figaro Magazine'' is a French language weekly news magazine published in Paris, France. The magazine is the weekly supplement of the daily newspaper and has been in circulation since 1978. History The magazine is the first supplement of ...

''. *1995 - Jean-Claude Narcy, presenter of the news program of 20 o'clock on TF1. *1994 - Philippe Meyer, daily chronicler on

France Inter France Inter () is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is the successor to Paris Inter, later known as France I, and created as a merger of the France I and France II networks, first as RTF Inter in October 1963, then ren ...

. *1993 -

Jean Tulard Jean Tulard (; born 22 December 1933, Paris) is a French academic and historian. Considered one of the best specialists of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic era ( Directory, Consulate and First French Empire), he is nicknamed by his peers ...

, Considered one of the best specialists of

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

and the

Napoleonic era The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and history of Europe, Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly (French Revoluti ...

( Directory,

Consulate A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of mission, it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy (or, only between two Commonwealth countries, a ...

and

First French Empire The First French Empire or French Empire (; ), also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from ...

), he is nicknamed by his peers "the master of Napoleonic studies". Jean-Pierre Colignon, chief proofreader on

Le Monde (; ) is a mass media in France, French daily afternoon list of newspapers in France, newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average print circulation, circulation of 480,000 copies per issue in 2022, including ...

and author of the section entitled "La cote des mots". *1992 - William Leymergie, presenter of the program " Télématin" on

France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...

References

External links

Site de l'association Défense de la langue française (main sources)

Sites relatifs à la défense et à la promotion de la langue française
{{Authority control French literary awards Awards established in 1992 1992 establishments in France