Adrien Aron ( in

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– in

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), was a French tennis and bridge player, and a

philately Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possibl ...

specialist.

Biography

Adrien Aron was the older brother of philosopher

Raymond Aron Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (; ; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, historian and journalist, one of France's most prominent thinkers of the 20th century. Aron is best known for his ...

. He graduated with a law degree. During the interwar period, he was described as "elegant, frequented the rich circles of tennis and gambling clubs; he perfectly embodied the man of pleasure, a type of man that my philosophical self despised and that perhaps a part of myself, barely conscious, humiliated by his sovereign lightness, admired or envied," said his brother.''Memoirs'', Raymond Aron, 1983.

Tennis career

He was described by

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as a "real machine to return the ball and a crocodile of the worst kind". However, he could not compete with the "Musketeers". At the end of 1928, he was ranked the eleventh best French player by the French Tennis Federation. He won the

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tournament three times. He won the Porée Cup in 1928, defeating Louis Géraud in the final. He participated six times in the

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between 1925 and 1931. Notably, he was defeated by the Hungarian champion

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in 1926 and by Patrick Spence in five sets in 1927.

Bridge career

From the 1930s, he focused on bridge, becoming one of France's leading specialists in the game, alongside

Pierre Albarran Pierre Albarran (18 May 1893 – 24 February 1960) was a French people, French auction bridge, auction and contract bridge player and theorist, and a tennis player. It has been reported that he was born in the West Indies, and also in Chaville ...

Philately

After the war, he gave up rackets and cards and became passionate about philately. In 1959, he published ''Les Secrets de la philatélie'' with

Calmann-Lévy Calmann-Lévy is a French publishing house founded in 1836 by Michel Lévy as Michel Lévy frères. His brother Kalmus Calmann Lévy joined in 1844. After Michel's death in 1875, the firm was renamed ''Calmann Lévy''.Pierre Albarran Pierre Albarran (18 May 1893 – 24 February 1960) was a French people, French auction bridge, auction and contract bridge player and theorist, and a tennis player. It has been reported that he was born in the West Indies, and also in Chaville ...

, Adrien Aron, and Sophoklís Venizélos, ''Bridge, les 102 donnes d'un grand match'', Grasset, Paris, 1933. * Adrien Aron and Jean Fayard, ''L'art du bridge'', Arthème Fayard, Paris, 1938. * Adrien Aron,
Les Secrets de la philatélie
', Calmann-Lévy, Paris, 1959.

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aron, Adrien French male tennis players French contract bridge players 1902 births 1969 deaths People from Paris Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery Sportspeople from Neuilly-sur-Seine French philatelists 20th-century French sportsmen