Pierre Marchand (editor)

For other people with the same name, see Pierre Marchand (disambiguation).

Pierre Marchand
Born(1939-11-17)17 November 1939
Bouin, France
Died4 April 2002(2002-04-04) (aged 62)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Editor, publisher

Pierre Marchand (17 November 1939 – 4 April 2002) was a significant figure in French publishing history, who gave French publishing an international dimension.[1] He created the magazine Voiles et Voiliers [fr] ("Sails and Sailboats") with Jean-Olivier Héron [fr] in 1971. He joined Éditions Gallimard in 1972 and immediately founded Gallimard Jeunesse, the youth department and subsidiary of Éditions Gallimard, which he managed until 1999, notably creating a number of well-known collections, such as "1000 Soleils [fr]" ("1000 Suns", 1973), "Folio Junior [fr]" (1977), "Folio Benjamin" (1980), as well as "Découvertes Gallimard" (1986).

  1. ^ Hedwige Pasquet; Christine Baker; Christopher Davis; Paul Gottlieb; Herbert Lottman; Dick Robinson; Klaus Flugge; Peter Mayer (27 May 2002). "Pierre Marchand Remembered". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.