Yann Brekilien, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yann Brekilien

French writer and magistrate

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 12-Mar-2009

Profession: writer, magistrate, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jean Sicard (born 11 December 1920, Paris - 12 March 2008), known as Yann Brekilien, was a Breton writer.
Fighting in the French Resistance from 1941, he founded a secret journal with the Dupouy brothers and the sons of the bâtonnier Arrighi.
In 1942, he entered the Ceux de la Résistance (CDLR) and the following year joined the maquis to escape the STO, hiding at Elliant, commanding an FFI section and fighting in the battles of summer 1945.
After the war he worked as a magistrate as well as a prolific author, becoming founder and honorary president of the association des écrivains Bretons. Brekilien died on 12 March 2009, at the age of 88.