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Pierre Lafitte

French journalist, editor and publisher of the twentieth century

Pierre Antoine Baptiste René Lafitte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃twan batist ʁəne lafit]) was a French journalist, publisher and editor born 3 May 1872 in Bordeaux and died 13 December 1938 in Paris. He innovated in illustrated press and popular novel formats in France.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Pierre Lafitte (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 3, 1872, died Dec 13, 1938.¹

Companies

Pierre Lafitte EditionsFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

Pierre Lafitte was born and raised in Bordeaux, son of Marie Alexandrine Arquier and Jean Lafitte, a merchant. At high school, he was passionate about bicycles and in undertaking a bachelor's degree, his ambition was to become a sports journalist. He joined the editorial staff of La Petite Gironde, a local daily newspaper, then Véloce-sport, a sports weekly, which he helped modernise and for which he covered the first Bordeaux-Paris cycle race in 1891.

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Career

Occupation: journalist, publisher.⁹

Date not recordedWorked at La Vie au grand air³
Date not recordedWorked at L'Écho de Paris³
Date not recordedWorked at La Petite Gironde³
Date not recordedFounded Musica⁴
Date not recordedFounded Femina⁵
Date not recordedFounded Je sais tout⁶
Date not recordedFounded Pierre Lafitte Editions⁷
Date not recordedEditor-in-chief⁸

Personal life

BornMay 3, 1872, Bordeaux¹⁰
DiedDec 13, 1938, Paris¹¹
CitizenshipFrance¹²

Awards

Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour¹³
Date not recordedKnight Commander of the Order of Carlos III¹³

Sources

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WikidataPierre Lafitte on Wikidata
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WikipediaPierre Lafitte on Wikipedia
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: Worked at La Vie au grand air, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: Founded Musica, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: Founded Femina, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: Founded Je sais tout, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: Founded Pierre Lafitte Editions, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: Editor-in-chief, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lafitte Editions, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsPierre Lafitte photo by Unknown (1908), Public domain