Jacques Bourgeois (1912 – 30 August 1996 in Paris) was a 20th-century French musicologist. During the Second World War, Jacques Bourgeois participated in the Resistance as leader of the MNPGD () - Northern Zone. In 1943, he worked with

François Mitterrand François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was President of France, serving under that position from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in the history of France. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he ...

's network, who suspected him of being a double agent for the

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, along with his friend Albert Médina. He even considered liquidating them, but refrained from doing so for lack of evidence. In September 1944, after the

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, he was arrested and interrogated by Edgar Morin and Dionys Mascolo. But he was found innocent by . He continued his career as a musicographer and music critic until his death in 1996. (Source: Mitterrand par Philip Short.) He was one of the participants in the famous radio program ' by Armand Panigel on

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, along with

Antoine Goléa Antoine Goléa (real name Siegfried Goldman) (30 August 1906 in Vienna – 12 October 1980 in Paris) was a French musicologist of Romanian origin. He was one of the founding members of the Académie Charles-Cros. Biography Having been pushed by ...

and Jean Roy in particular. He was also artistic director of the

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and producer of the radio program ''Jeunes Chanteurs de demain'' on France Musique.

Works

*1976: ''Richard Wagner'', Paris, Éditions D'aujourd'hui *1978: ''Giuseppe Verdi'', Paris, Éditions Julliard *1982: ''L'Opéra : des origines à demain'',''L'Opéra : des origines à demain'' on WorldCat
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourgeois, Jacques 20th-century French musicologists French radio producers 1912 births 1996 deaths Writers about music