Jean Rivain | |
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Born | 14 November 1883 Paris, France |
Died | 23 May 1957 Auverse, Maine-et-Loire, France | (aged 73)
Occupation(s) | Editor, political writer |
Jean Rivain (1883–1957) was a French political writer and journal editor. He was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres.
Jean Rivain was born on 14 November 1883 in Paris, France.[1]
Rivain was a political writer and editor.[1] He was the author of several books on French politics, where he championed nationalism and rejected socialism. He published a collection of letters addressed to Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1944.[2]
Rivain was influenced by ideas of Charles Maurras and by Italian fascism.[3][4] He even moved to Italy with his son to experience fascism, and called for closer relations between France and Italy.[5] Meanwhile, he was the founder of the Cercle Joseph de Maistre, a think tank which promoted the ideas of French philosopher Joseph de Maistre.[4] Furthermore, he argued that Georges Sorel's ideas on corporations and cooperatives were elitist.[3]
Rivain was the co-founder of La Revue critique des idées et des livres, a journal associated with the Action Française, in 1908.[4][5] From 1908 Lucien Moreau and Jean Rivain were the key contributors to the review.[6]
Rivain died on 23 May 1957 in Auverse, Maine-et-Loire, France.[1]