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Jean-Gérard Fleury (24 November 1905 – 2 June 2002) was a French businessman, aviator, journalist and writer.
Jean-Gérard Fleury | |
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Born | 24 November 1905 |
Died | 2 June 2002 96) | (aged
Occupation(s) | Journalist Writer Poet |
Coming from a northern farming family from France, Fleury graduated from the Institut d’Études Politiques and became a lawyer and journalist in Paris.[1] In 1931, he made a report on the airline Toulouse-Santiago du Chili.[1] Passionate about aviation and the Compagnie générale aéropostale, he met pilots like Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Marcel Reine , Henri Guillaumet and Jean Mermoz.[1] The latter will help him pass his pilot's license. He entered as head of the aeronautics section at Paris-Soir of which he will be a permanent correspondent in Brazil.[1] Fleury began a career as a company director and worked, between 1945 and 1978, for various companies, Société Louis Bréguet and Sud-Aviation as correspondent for the daily France-Soir.[1] He died 2 June 2002 in Rio de Janeiro.[1] In 1938 he was awarded the Albert Londres Prize[2]
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