Bernard Zimmern Explained

Bernard Zimmern
Birth Date:8 June 1930
Death Place:Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Businessman

Bernard Zimmern (8 June 1930 – 19 August 2020) was a French businessman.[1] He notably founded the Fondation pour la recherche sur les administrations et les politiques publiques (IFRAP).

Biography

Zimmern graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1949 and the École nationale d'administration in 1955. He worked for Renault for six years, then ten years at Cegos as Director of Research and Development. He founded the companies Omphale and Single Screw Compressor Inc. in the United States to sell his screw compressors, for which he held over 500 patents.[2]

Zimmern's experience in America helped him discover the think tank and the role they play in civil society and the economy. In 1985, he founded IFRAP using his own funds to research public policies. He served as Honorary President of IFRAP until 2012.[3] [4] The think tank was registered as a public interest representative in the French National Assembly, discontinuing its status as a scientific research body.[5] [6]

Zimmern was a co-founder of Contribuables associés.[7] In 2012, he founded the "Emploi 2017" website, aimed at fighting restrictions on business in France to develop total employment in the country.[8] That same year, he founded the Institut de recherche pour la démographie des entreprises.[9] He was a member of the Carrefour de l'Horloge.[10]

In 1999, Zimmern received the Prix Renaissance de l'économie, awarded by Cercle renaissance for his founding of IFRAP.[11] In 1977, he received a Gold Medal from the Institute of Refrigeration in London for his contributions to the refrigeration industry.[12] In 2015, he received the Prix Grammaticakis-Neumann of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.[13]

Zimmern died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 19 August 2020 at the age of 90.[14]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernard Zimmern. Dans Nos Coeurs. French.
  2. Web site: Bernard Zimmern. IFRAP. French.
  3. Web site: Bernard Zimmern. 14 March 2008. Observatoire Européen des Think Tanks. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702155548/http://www.oftt.eu/think-tanks/generalites/article/bernard-zimmern?lang=fr. 2 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Message de Bernard Zimmern et Olivier Mitterrand. 22 March 2012. IFRAP. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150824090354/http://www.ifrap.org/message-de-bernard-zimmern-et-olivier-mitterrand. 24 August 2015.
  5. Web site: L'Ifrap d'Agnès Verdier-Molinié : faux institut de recherche et vrai lobby ultra-libéral. 8 February 2018. Marianne. French.
  6. Web site: IFRAP. 20 December 2017. Haute Autorité pour la Transparence de la Vie Publique. French.
  7. Web site: Bernard Zimmern : " Une part très faible des redressements est réellement justifiée par de la fraude fiscale ". 18 June 2013. Le Cri du Contribuable. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130702192413/http://www.lecri.fr/2013/06/18/bernard-zimmern-une-part-tres-faible-des-redressements-est-reellement-justifiee-par-de-la-fraude-fiscale/41190. 2 July 2013. 24 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Nos combats. Entrepreneurs pour la France. French.
  9. Web site: Pourquoi l'IRDEME ?. 16 January 2020. IFRAP. French.
  10. Web site: Le Club de l'Horloge (1974-2002) : évolution et mutation d'un laboratoire idéologique. 2016. SUDOC. French.
  11. Web site: Le Prix Renaissance de l'Economie 2018. 23 May 2018. Cercle Renaissance. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028142658/http://cerclerenaissance.info/9.html. 28 October 2019.
  12. Web site: J and E Hall Gold Medal. The Institute of Refrigeration. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080114/http://www.ior.org.uk/3TEUMWQRAI. 3 February 2017.
  13. Web site: Prix Grammaticakis-Neumann. Prix Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180504090941/https://www.asmp.fr/prix_fondations/fiches_prix/grammaticakis_neumann.htm. 4 May 2018.
  14. Web site: Bernard Zimmern : un grand esprit créatif nous a quittés. 23 August 2020. Contrepoints. French.
  15. Web site: Les profiteurs de l'Etat Bernard Zimmern. February 2001. Alternatives Economiques. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819115511/http://www.alternatives-economiques.fr/les-profiteurs-de-l-etat-bernard-zimmern_fr_art_144_15090.html. 19 August 2016.

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