Émile Servan-Schreiber

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. During World War I, he served in the French Army. The newspaper was sold by the Schreibers in 1963. 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 Albert J. Guerard, 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 and Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, and three daughters, Brigitte Gros, Bernadette Gradis, and Christiane Collange.

Prior to World War II, Servan-Schreiber purchased "Chalet Nanouk", a chalet in Mont d'Arbois upon the recommendation of Baroness Noémie de Rothschild. 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 Veulettes-sur-Mer, France.

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