Françoise Gallimard, born in Paris, is a French business woman.
Biography
The daughter of Claude Gallimard, 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 G ...
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 publis ...
, Françoise Gallimard resold in 1990, along with her brother Christian Gallimard, 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 publ ...
'', 12 May 1997.
In 1997, she created, together with the
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...
, 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 ...