Bertrand de Jouvenel of known Ursins under the name of Bertrand de Jouvenel (born the October 31st 1903 with Paris - died on March 1st 1987 with Paris) was a writer and Journaliste French of the 20th century, which was at the same time lawyer, political economist and economist. liberal Thinker, it was with Gaston Berger, one of the pioneers and the theorists of the Prospective in France. He based the review Futuribles , devoted to the reflection on the possible futures. He was also, as professor Ivo Rens underlines it (of the Université of Geneva), a pioneer of the ecology policy.

Biography

Bertrand de Jouvenel is the heir to an old family of the French nobility, of Champagne origin, which illustrated at the 15th century in the entourage of the kings de France Charles VII and Louis XI. He count among his ancestors Jean Jouvenel of Ursins (v. 1360 - 1431), Prévôt of the merchants of Paris and chair Parlement of Poitiers, Jean II Jouvenel of Ursins (1388 - 1473), bishop of Beauvais, Laon then archbishop of Rheims, Guillaume Jouvenel of Ursins (1401 - 1472), Chancelier of France, Michel Jouvenel of Ursins (1408 -1…) : Baillif of Troyes or, Jacques Jouvenel of Ursins (1410 - 1457), also archbishop of Rheims.

He is the son of Henry de Jouvenel (politician and Journaliste French, editor association of the newspaper the Morning), and of his first wife Claire Boas. At seventeen years, he saw an adventure in love with the second woman with his father, who is not other than Colette. The writer will be inspired some for at least one by his novels: the Corn bleaches on grass of it.

After scientific studies and legal, it is corresponding diplomatic then corresponding for various newspapers, before starting a university career.

Ecologists like liberals of right-hand side and left recognize it for one their guides. Among its thirty-seven books, Of the capacity remains a reference. Jouvenel is besides, with Friedrich Hayek and Jacques Rueff, the founder of this club of liberal intellectuals who is the Société of the Mount Pilgrim. Many young economists felt to sting their vocation by discovering his analysis of the States and while following its courses. It included/understood the first which the management of the environment took on a political importance. And finally, it was made the promoter of the futurology.

Anecdote

François de Closets brings back this matter in a conversation between Bertrand de Jouvenel and Emmanuel Berl: “You See, in this moment, we have an enthralling discussion by drinking tap water in mustard glasses, and let us be charm we; but we must as understand as there exist people for whom it is important to drink another thing that tap water in another thing that mustard glasses” (quoted in happiness in more ).

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