Dominique Frémy

French encyclopedist
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Quick Facts

IntroFrench encyclopedist
PlacesFrance
wasPublisher Encyclopedist Businessperson
Work fieldBusiness Journalism Social science
Gender
Male
Birth5 May 1931, Paris, France
Death2 October 2008Paris, France (aged 77 years)
Star signTaurus
Family
Father:Elphège Frémy
Spouse:Michèle Frémy
Education
Lycée Condorcet
Sciences Po
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour 
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ 
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Biography

Dominique Frémy (5 May 1931, Paris – October 2, 2008, Paris) was the creator of the Quid encyclopedia. His spouse Michèle and son Fabrice participated in writing it as well. Frémy attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. He was a diplomed student of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (English: Paris Institute of Political Studies) and of the Faculté des lettres de Paris. He was employed by Shell in London, but quit his job to produce a new encyclopedia with his wife, Dominique. It began in 1963, named Quid.

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