Émilien Amaury
French publishing magnate (1909–1977)
Émilien Amaury (French pronunciation: [emiljɛ̃ amoʁi]; 5 March 1909 – 2 January 1977) was a French publishing magnate whose company now organises the Tour de France. He worked with Philippe Pétain, head of the French government in Vichy France during the Second World War, but used his position to find paper and other materials for the French Resistance.2
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Born Mar 5, 1909, died Jan 2, 1977.1
About
His links with Jacques Goddet, the organiser of the Tour de France, led to a publishing empire that included the daily sports paper, L'Équipe. Amaury died after falling from his horse; his will led to six years of legal debate.
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Companies
- Éditions Philippe AmauryFounder10
Early life and education
Émilien Amaury was born in modest circumstances in the town of Étampes. He left both his school and his family at 12. (Other sources say he left at 10) He began work as a bicycle delivery boy, worked in a bar, then joined the army in compulsory military service. On leaving the army he became at 19 secretary to Marc Sangnier, a journalist and politician, going from there in 1930 to found the OPG, the Office de Publicité Générale, which handled advertising for several Christian-Democrat newspapers. In 1937 he became technical adviser to the Minister for the Colonies, Marius Moutet.
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Career
Occupation: French resistance fighter, journalist, businessperson, publisher.5
- 1944 to 1977Director, Le Parisien4
- Date not recordedFounded Éditions Philippe Amaury3
Personal life
Awards
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