Jean-Denis Bredin
Born
Jean-Denis Hirsch

(1929-05-17)17 May 1929
Paris, France
Died1 September 2021(2021-09-01) (aged 92)
Paris, France
OccupationLawyer
EmployerBredin Prat
Known forMember of the Académie Française
FamilyFrédérique Bredin (daughter)

Jean-Denis Bredin (born Jean-Denis Hirsch: 17 May 1929 – 1 September 2021) was a French attorney and founding partner of the firm Bredin Prat. He was widely admired as an author-commentator, both for his novels and for his non-fiction works, with a particular focus on recent and contemporary history. On 15 June 1989, he was elected to membership of the Académie Française, becoming the twentieth occupant of seat 3, which had been vacated through the death of Marguerite Yourcenar. His daughter, Frédérique Bredin, served between 2013 and 2019 as President of the French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image.[1]

Bredin died on 1 September 2021 aged 92.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Frédérique Bredin à la tête du CNC" (in French). Le Monde. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ "L'Avocat et académicien Jean-Denis Bredin est mort". Le Monde.fr. September 2021.
  3. ^ "Plunkett Lake Press". plunkettlakepress.com. Retrieved 25 November 2023.


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