Founder of the title in 1964, director of the publication until 2008, he was still an editorial writer for the weekly.
His death was announced by his own newspaper. The founder of New Observer, become The Obs, Jean Daniel, died at the age of 99. Publication director until 2008, he was still an editorial writer for the weekly.
“L’Obs is deeply saddened to learn of the death of its founder and editorialist Jean Daniel. He died Wednesday evening at the age of 99 after a long life of passion, commitment and creation”, announced its news site.
Born on July 21, 1920 in Bilda, Algeria, Jean Daniel Bensaïd, had founded the magazine in 1964, taking up the title France Observer. Ten years earlier, he founded the magazine Caliban, “with the support of Albert Camus who will honor him with his friendship”, writes L’Obs, and “wrote his first article published in ‘L’Express’ where he covered the Algerian war by taking sides in negotiations with the FLN.”
A media man, he was also the author of numerous essays such as With Camus: How to stand up to the times, in 2006 ; How can you be French? in 2008 ; Mitterrand the elusive, in 2016, as well as autobiographical stories like The injury, in 1992, and mine, in 2009, lists The Obs;
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