Daniel Vernet Explained
Daniel Vernet |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1945 |
Birth Place: | Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Occupation: | Journalist |
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Spouse: | Marie-Thérèse Vernet |
Children: | 1 daughter |
Daniel Vernet (21 May 1945[1] – 15 February 2018) was a French journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of Le Monde, France's centre-left newspaper of record, from 1989 to 1991, and the author of several bools.
Early life
Daniel Vernet was born circa 1945 in Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, France.[2]
Career
Vernet began his career as a journalist for La Montagne.[3] He joined Le Monde, where he was the foreign correspondent in Bonn, West Germany from 1973 to 1977), in Moscow, Soviet Union from 1977 to 1981, and in London, U.K. from 1981 to 1983.[4] He was the editor-in-chief of Le Monde from 1985 to 1991,[3] and he retired in 2009.[2] He later wrote for Slate.[3]
Vernet was the author of several books about the Soviet Union, Germany, the Yugoslav Wars and the neoconservative influence on U.S. foreign policy.[4] [3]
Personal life and death
Vernet had a wife, Marie-Thérèse,[2] and a daughter.[3] He died of a heart attack on 15 February 2018.[2] [4]
Works
- Book: Vernet. Daniel. URSS. 1990. Seuil. Paris. 9782020103725. 729617183.
- Book: Vernet. Daniel. La Renaissance allemande. 1992. Flammarion. Paris. 9782080666390. 803253241.
- Book: Gonin. Jean-Marc. Vernet. Daniel. Le Rêve sacrifié : Chronique des guerres yougoslaves. 1995. Editions Odile Jacob. Paris. 9782738102720. 904983418.
- Book: Frachon. Alain. Vernet. Daniel. L'Amérique messianique : Les Guerres des néo-conservateurs. 2004. Le Seuil. Paris. 9782020631570. 645844043.
- Book: Vernet. Daniel. Le Roman de Berlin. 2005. Editions du Rocher. Monaco. 9782268055091. 61666401.
Notes and References
- Web site: Daniel VERNET : Biographie, Tombe, Citations, Forum.
- News: Frachon. Alain. La mort de Daniel Vernet, grande figure du " Monde ". 17 February 2018. Le Monde. 17 February 2018.
- News: Colombani. Jean-Marie. Daniel Vernet, "journaliste-analyste", noblesse de la profession. 17 February 2018. Slate. 17 February 2018.
- News: Frachon. Alain. Mort de Daniel Vernet, ancien directeur de la rédaction du " Monde ". 17 February 2018. Le Monde. 16 February 2018.