Pierre Marchand (editor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre Marchand (editor)

French publisher

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1939

Place of Birth: Bouin, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 04-Apr-2002

Profession: publisher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Pierre Marchand (17 November 1939 – 4 April 2002) was a significant figure in French publishing history, who gave French publishing an international dimension.
He created the magazine Voiles et Voiliers (‘Sails and Sailboats’) with Jean-Olivier Héron 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, like “1000 Soleils” (‘1000 Suns’, 1973), “Folio Junior” (1977), “Folio Benjamin” (1980), as well as “Découvertes Gallimard” (1986).