Lagardère S.A. is an international group with operations in over 40 countries. It is headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group was created in 1992 as Matra, Hachette & Lagardère. Headed by Arnaud Lagardère, it is focused around two priority divisions: Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère Travel Retail. Their book and electronic publishing division includes the major imprint Hachette Livre. The Lagardère Travel Retail unit includes store retail, largely in airports and railway stations. The Group's business scope also comprises other activities, mainly including Lagardère News, Lagardère Live Entertainment and Lagardère Paris Racing.
François de La Rochefoucauld, 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac was an accomplished French moralist of the era of French Classical literature and author of Maximes and Memoirs, the only two works of his dense literary œuvre published. His Maximes portrays the callous nature of human conduct, with a cynical attitude towards putative virtue and avowals of affection, friendship, love, and loyalty. Leonard Tancock regards Maximes as "one of the most deeply felt, most intensely lived texts in French literature", with his "experience, his likes and dislikes, sufferings and petty spites ... crystallized into absolute truths."
Hachette is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette Australia was created; in the UK it became Hachette UK, and its expansion into the United States became Hachette Book Group USA.
Fashion photography is a genre of photography that portrays clothing and other fashion items. This sometimes includes haute couture garments. It typically consists of a fashion photographer taking pictures of a dressed model in a photographic studio or an outside setting. It originated from the clothing and fashion industries, and while some fashion photography has been elevated as art, it is still primarily used commercially for clothing, perfumes and beauty products.
Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer was a German-French physician and lexicographer. He is now known for his many works on the history of science.
Madame Figaro is a French magazine supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper Le Figaro, focusing on and catering to women.
Masson was a French publisher which specialized principally in medical and scientific books and journals. It also published textbooks for secondary and tertiary education.
J. Maurice Reymond de Broutelles was a Swiss sculptor, painter, and engraver who worked in Paris, France.
The French edition of Vogue magazine, formerly called Vogue Paris, is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1920.
Charles Victor Crosnier de Varigny was a French adventurer, diplomat, translator and writer.
Octave Uzanne was a 19th-century French bibliophile, writer, publisher, and journalist.
Calmann-Lévy is a French publishing house founded in 1836 by Michel Lévy as Michel Lévy frères. His brother Kalmus Calmann Lévy joined in 1844, and the firm was renamed Calmann Lévy in 1875 after Michel's death.
Le Jardin des Modes was a French language women's fashion magazine published monthly in France between 1922 and 1997.
Maurice Leloir was a French illustrator, watercolourist, draftsman, printmaker, writer and collector.
Adine Riom, née Alexandrine Louise Claudine Broband was a French writer, poet, and playwright.
Nelly Martyl, born Nelly Adèle Anny Martin, was a French opera singer based in Paris who participated in several world premieres. During World War I and the 1918 flu epidemic, she worked as a nurse and received the Croix de Guerre for her service.
La Mode Illustrée, was a French fashion magazine, published between 1860 and 1937. Its subtitle was Journal de la famille. The magazine was founded by Emmeline Raymond, headquartered in Paris and published by the Didot brothers. It was known for its high quality illustrations by Adele-Anaïs Colin Toudouze and Héloïse Leloir.
Pierre Antoine Baptiste René Lafitte was a French journalist, publisher and editor born 3 May 1872 in Bordeaux and died 13 December 1938 in Paris. He innovated in illustrated press and popular novel formats in France.
