Raymond Lindon
French lawyer
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| Intro | French lawyer | ||||||
| Places | France | ||||||
| was | Magistrate Politician Jurist Lawyer | ||||||
| Work field | Law Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 26 December 1901, 16th arrondissement of Paris, France | ||||||
| Death | 25 January 1992Boulogne-Billancourt, France (aged 90 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||||||
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Raymond Lindon (26 December 1901 – 25 January 1992) was a French magistrat, First Advocate General at the Court of Cassation and mayor of the French town of Etretat from May 1929 to March 1959. He was the son of Alfred Lindon and Fernande Citroën.
He was a member of the Legion of Honour.
Lindon, who, under the pen name of Valère Catogan, itself an anagram of avocat général, wrote the short story, Le Secret des rois de France ou la véritable identité d'Arsène Lupin, where it is shown that Maurice Leblanc's creation is the true heir to the French throne. Lindon's book was published in 1955 by les Éditions de Minuit.
One of Raymond Lindon grandchildren is acclaimed French actor, Vincent Lindon.