Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, journalist, press boss, and French essayist.
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Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, who notably founded
L'Expansion
, died on Saturday at the age of 83.
It was one of the most famous publications he had run,
Psychologies magazine
, which announced it on Saturday.
The journalist and press boss died as a result of the Covid-19, his family told AFP, confirming information from the
Journal du Dimanche
.
Born into a famous press family alongside his brother Jean-Jacques, founder of
L'Express
, Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber was a "journalist and essayist with insatiable curiosity", indicated
Psychologies magazine
on his site.
He had managed the monthly focused on well-being and personal development for 10 years, turning it into a best-selling publication, available abroad.
A "great press man"
On Twitter, the president of the Cannes Film Festival and journalist Pierre Lescure greeted a "great press man" who "worked endlessly on human nature and its wealth", while the press boss Alain Weill paid tribute to a "Exceptional press man".
“His advice was invaluable to us in relaunching
L'Express,
” he added.
Jean Louis Servan-Schreiber is gone.
He was a great man of the press.
It was family.
He worked endlessly on human nature and its wealth.
He was constantly thinking and it was enriching for the others.
I think hard of Perla, her children and her relatives.🌹 pic.twitter.com/7Z1ZzA2Vwt
- Pierre Lescure (@pierrelescure) November 29, 2020
Born October 31, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber joined, as a journalist, after leaving Sciences-Po in 1960, the business daily
Les Echos
, co-founded by his father, before joining L'Express from his brother.
After a stint in the United States, he decided to stand on his own feet by creating his press company, in 1967 by creating
L'Expansion
, which became a powerful and essential group in the economic press (
L'Entreprise, La Vie Financière , La Lettre de l'Expansion, La Tribune…
).
At the end of the 90s, he took over the title
Psychologies
which would become
Psychologies Magazine
and made it a successful feminine.
He is also the author of about twenty essays, including
80 years, a certain age
, on old age, published in early 2019.
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