Émile Servan-Schreiber (; 10 December 188829 December 1967) was a French journalist. He was the co-founder of '' Les Échos''. He was the author of several books.

Early life

Émile Servan-Schreiber was born as Émile Schreiber on December 20, 1888, in Paris, France. His father, Joseph Schreiber, was a Jewish-Prussian immigrant. His mother, born Clara Feilchenfeld, spoke Yiddish. His patronym, Schreiber, means "writer" in German. He had three brothers, André, Georges and Robert. Servan-Schreiber was educated at the

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in Paris. During

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, he served in the

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. He received the

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for his service.

Career

Servan-Schreiber was a journalist. He co-founded '' Les Échos'' with his brother André in 1908. He was also a contributor; for example, in 1960, he wrote that the

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could not be compared to World War I, as more French people were dying in car accidents than on the battlefield. The newspaper was sold by the Schreibers in 1963. Servan-Schreiber was a journalist for ''

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''. He was the author of several books, beginning with ''L'exemple américain'' in 1917, when he called for an Americanisation of France with regards to comfort and cleanliness. His third book, ''Rome après Moscou'', was reviewed by George N. Shuster in '' Books Abroad'', while his fifth book, ''L'Amérique Réagit'', was reviewed by

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, also in ''Books Abroad''. His ninth book, ''Le Portugal de Salazar'', was reviewed by Armando Frumento in ''Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia''.

Personal life and death

Servan-Schreiber married Denise Brésard, a Roman Catholic. They had two sons,

Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, often referred to as JJSS (13 February 19247 November 2006), was a French journalist and politician. He co-founded in 1953 with Françoise Giroud, and then went on to become president of the Radical Party in 19 ...

and

Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber (; 31 October 193728 November 2020) was a French journalist. He was the co-founder of ''L'Expansion'' and the founder of '' Psychologies'' and Radio Classique. He was the author of several books. Early life Jean-Louis ...

, and three daughters, Brigitte Gros, Bernadette Gradis, and

Christiane Collange Christiane Collange (29 October 1930 – 24 October 2023) was a French journalist and author. Early life Christiane Collange was born as Christiane Servan-Schreiber on 29 October 1930. Her father, Émile Servan-Schreiber, was a Jewish journalis ...

. Prior to World War II, Servan-Schreiber purchased "Chalet Nanouk", a chalet in

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upon the recommendation of Baroness

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. During the war, he took the pseudonym of "Servan" and hid in the chalet with his parents, his wife and his children. Servan-Schreiber legally changed his name on November 5, 1952, adding "Servan" before "Schreiber". Servan-Schreiber died on December 29, 1967, in

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, France.

Works

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References

External links

L'exemple américain
on the

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