Françoise Gallimard, born in Paris, is a French business woman.

Biography

The daughter of

Claude Gallimard Claude Gallimard (10 January 1914 – 29 April 1991) was a French publisher and business leader. The son of Gaston Gallimard, he was, from 1976 to 1988, the head of the publishing house Gallimard, founded by his father in 1911. Biography C ...

, who was president of the publishing house

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Ga ...

(from 1976 to 1988), and

Simone Gallimard Simone Gallimard (née Cornu; 5 December 1917 – 22 October 1995 ) was a French editor, leader of the Mercure de France.

, who headed the

Mercure de France The was originally a French gazette and literary magazine first published in the 17th century, but after several incarnations has evolved as a publisher, and is now part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group. The gazette was published f ...

, Françoise Gallimard resold in 1990, along with her brother

Christian Gallimard Christian Gallimard (born 16 September 1944) is a French publisher and entrepreneur based in Geneva. Biography The son of Claude Gallimard, he founded the éditions Calligram in 1992 at Geneva, which publish the series among others. He was ...

, the shares she held in the publishing group then led by her brother

Antoine Gallimard Antoine Gallimard (born 19 April 1947 in Paris)
in ''

Groupe Madrigall Groupe Madrigall is a French publishing holding company. It is the parent company of several publishing houses and distribution companies including: Éditions Gallimard, Flammarion and Casterman. Groupe Madrigall is the third largest French publi ...

.« Le tenant des titres » ''Le tenant des titres''
by Antoine de Gaudemar, in ''

Libération ''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's ...

'', 12 May 1997. In 1997, she created, together with the

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

, the Prix UNESCO-Françoise Gallimard for the promotion of French-language literature. This prize, awarded every April 23, is endowed with $15,000, Françoise Gallimard funding the organization of this prize to the tune of $50,000 a year. She is the mother of writer and journalist

Thibault de Montaigu Thibault Tassin de Montaigu (born 21 December 1978 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer and journalist. Biography Thibault de Montaigu was born on 21 December 1978 in Boulogne-Billancourt to Françoise Gallimard and Emmanuel Tassin de ...

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Paul Haskell Marries Francoise Gallimard
on the NYT (16 March 1964)
Enfants Terribles
on ''Vanity Fair'' (3 December 2013)
Succession Gallimard
on INA.fr (3 April 1990) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallimard, Francoise Businesspeople from Paris French women chief executives 20th-century French businesswomen 20th-century French businesspeople Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Francoise