Simon Fieschi

Simon Fieschi (3 November 1983 – 17 October 2024) was a French webmaster and writer. He was wounded in the 2015 shooting at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris and left with severe injuries.

Biography Born on 3 November 1983, Fieschi earned a master's degree in human sciences from Paris-Sorbonne University. He wrote his thesis on the fight between the National Gendarmerie and Corsican militants from 1927 to 1934. In 2012, he became the webmaster for Charlie Hebdo. In 2013, he met his partner, Maisie, who was from Australia. A bullet from a Kalashnikov rifle perforated his lung and damaged his spinal cord. He was evacuated to hospital and spent a week in an induced coma. Having lost the use of his legs and hands, he remained in hospital for eight months, learning eventually to walk with the aid of crutches but never regaining full use of his fingers.

After the attack, Fieschi married his partner, Maisie, and the couple had a daughter. In 2020, he testified at the Charlie Hebdo trial. He described how his physical injuries stabilised to leave a long-term psychological trauma. An investigation was opened to determine the cause of death.

Publications "« Le dernier cri de la carte postale ! » La collection de cartes postales en aluminium de Françoise Valette" (2010) Les gendarmes en Corse, 1927-1934 : de la création d'une compagnie autonome aux derniers bandits d'honneur (2012)