Gaston Gallimard
Gaston Gallimard (born January 18, 1881 in Paris , † December 25, 1975 there ) was a French publisher .
Life
Gaston Gallimard's parents were Paul Gallimard and his wife Lucie, née Duché. The sons Jacques and Raymond emerged from this marriage. The father had inherited a considerable fortune and was an avid book collector who even published small luxury editions of some works. In 1908 Gaston Gallimard founded the magazine Nouvelle Revue Française .
The publishing house Éditions Gallimard in 1911 he, together with André Gide and Jean Schlumberger founded. In 2011, the Bibliothèque nationale de France held a highly acclaimed exhibition on the history of publishing on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
literature
- Pierre Assouline : Gaston Gallimard. Un demi-siècle d'édition française . Gallimard, Paris 2006, ISBN 978-2-07-033680-7 .
Web links
- Gaston Gallimard in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Anton Ridderstad: L'édition française sous l'Occupation 1940-1944. 15th Scandinavian Romanist Congress, Oslo 12th - 17th August 2002. Published in: Romansk Forum, 16, 2002/2. Gallimard passim, also about the other French publishers of the time
Individual evidence
- ^ Eléonore Sulser: Paul Gallimard, le génie oublié de la dynastie . In: Le Temps of June 25, 2011
- ^ Exhibition 100 years Gallimard , Helmut Mayer in the FAZ on March 29, 2011, accessed on October 12, 2014
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SURNAME | Gallimard, Gaston |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French publisher |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1881 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1975 |
Place of death | Paris |