Étienne Weill-Raynal

Étienne Weill-Raynal (1887–1982) was a French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician. As a scholar following World War I, he specialized in the subject of reparations. When World War II began, he was dismissed from his teaching position and sent to the Drancy internment camp because he was Jewish. He escaped from the internment camp, and joined the National Council of the French Resistance. After the war, he wrote articles in socialist newspapers and served as a member of the National Assembly from 1950 to 1951, representing Oise.

Early life Étienne Weill-Raynal was born on 9 December 1887 in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. His father was a supporter of the republic. At the outset of World War II, he was dismissed from his teaching position because he was Jewish.

Weill-Raynal served as a member of the National Assembly from 1950 to 1951, representing Oise. He ran again in 1951, but lost to Jean Legendre. Meanwhile, he wrote for two socialist newspapers, Le Populaire and Nord Matin: Journal de la Démocratie Socialiste. In 1954 he became the director of La Revue Socialiste. He returned to politics, serving as an advisor to Guy Mollet until 1963.

Death Weill-Raynal died on 14 July 1982, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.