Jean Verdun (21 March 1931 – 21 October 2021) was a French writer.

Biography

Jean's father, Henri Verdun, was a judge who was killed in 1944. He was the nephew of politician

André Diethelm André Diethelm (3 July 1896 – 11 January 1954) was born in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain department) and was a French Resistance fighter and politician. As an Inspector General of Finance, he joined General de Gaulle and Free France during the Second ...

. Verdun wrote numerous novels and plays on

Freemasonry in France Freemasonry in France (french: Franc-maçonnerie) has been influential on the worldwide Masonic movement due to its founding of Continental Freemasonry. There are many and varied Masonic rites and obediences in France. The main male-only mason ...

. From 1985 to 1988, he was Grand Master of the

Grande Loge de France Grande Loge de France (G∴L∴D∴F∴) is a Masonic obedience based in France. Its conception of Freemasonry is spiritual, traditional and initiatory. Its ritual is centred on the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. It sees itself as occupying ...

. In 1997, he left the

Grand Orient de France The Grand Orient de France (GODF) is the oldest and largest of several Freemasonic organizations based in France and is the oldest in Continental Europe (as it was formed out of an older Grand Lodge of France in 1773, and briefly absorbed the ...

, but returned in 2019. Verdun died on 21 October 2021 at the age of 90.

Works

*''Les Jeunes loups'' (1956) *''L’École de Paris'' (1959) *''Retournons rue Montorgueil'' (1960) *''Brumaire'' (1961) *''La Soirée chez Ramon'' (1963) *''L’Enfant nu'' (1966) *''Les Chroniques de l’abbaye'' (1973) *''Mille Matins d’été'' (1973) *''L’Amour de loin'' (1974) *''Le Carnaval du Père-Lachaise'' (1980) *''La Réalité maçonnique'' (1982) *''Carnets d’un Grand Maître'' (1991) *''Le Franc-Maçon récalcitrant'' (1996) *''L’Alibi d’amour'' (1999) *''Retour au bercail'' (2000) *''La Nouvelle Réalité maçonnique'' (2001) *''L’Empereur de rien'' (2001) *''Mieux que nos pères'' (2001) *''L’Architecte'' (2002) *''Royal Au-delà'' (2002) *''Lumière sur la franc-maçonnerie universelle'' (2002) *''À l’abbaye'' (2003) *''Bébé-Fleur'' (2003) *''La Jeune Fille honteuse'' (2004) *''Grand Jour d’espoir au cap Misène'' (2005) *''Sainte-Victoire, magique montagne'' (2009) *''Rhapsodie en bleu, Voyage initiatique autour des loges bleues'' (2013) *''La franc-maçonne du Luberon'' (2015) *''Carrefours initiatiques'' (2017) *''Le Cercle des Subtils'' (2018) *''Dernières Nouvelles d'Elles'' (2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Verdun, Jean 1931 births 2021 deaths French writers Writers from Nord (French department) Freemasons of the Grand Lodge of France