Max Hymans

Max Hymans (2 March 1900 in Paris – 7 March 1961 in Saint-Cloud ), was a notable leftist French politician, member of the resistance, and director of Air France from 1948 to 1961.

Biography Max Hymans was born in Paris on 2 March 1900. After his baccalauréat (A-level), he graduated from École centrale de Paris with an Engineering diploma, while following a law degree in parallel.

He entered as an Engineer and site manager of Clairoix close to Compiègne, Oise. He was in conflict with the management concerning French workers wages and their replacement with foreign workers who were paid lower wages.

On 22 October 1925, Hymans applied to be registered as a lawyer to the Cour d'appel of Paris. He opened a firm which specialized in cases about counterfeiting and patents.

In 1941, Hymans offered his services to Free France and subsequently worked secretly for the British Special Operations Executive. After the war, he was elected to the council of Valençay and was mayor there from 1949 to 1961.

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