Dominique Frémy (5 May 1931 – 2 October 2008) was the creator of the '' Quid'' encyclopedia. His spouse Michèle and son Fabrice participated in writing it as well. Frémy attended the

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, a private school. He was a diplomaed student of the

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() and of the Faculté des lettres de Paris. "Fabrice Frémy, quid en famille", ''Économie Matin'', 2007-02-19 He was employed by

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, but quit his job to produce the ''Quid'' encyclopedia with his wife.

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External links

Official site of ''Quid''
Writers from Paris 1931 births 2008 deaths Burials at Passy Cemetery French encyclopedists 20th-century French publishers (people) Lycée Condorcet alumni Sciences Po alumni Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub