Jacques Decour

Jacques Decour (born the February 21st 1910 - died the May 30th 1942, of its true name Daniel Decourdemanche ) was a writer and Résistant French shot by the Nazi S to the Mont Valérien.

Biography

Jacques Decour follows his studies to the colleges Carnot and Pasteur. He begins studies of right, but, after a few years, changes orientation and studies the German Littérature and obtains a license in this field.

In 1932, it is named professor of French in Prussia with the college of Magdeburg. There, he writes its first book, Philisterburg , which describes the risks in front of the rise of nationalism and “the inadmissible myth of the race”. This book makes scandal in France where the public opinion refuses to take into account the threatening signs coming from Germany.

It is then named with the college of Rheims and adheres to the movement Communist youths. It is then named with Tours where it enters to the Communist party.

In 1937, he becomes German professor in Paris with the college Rollin (college which, with the Libération, will become the Lycée Jacques-Decour in his homage). To the demobilization, it returns in the Résistance by creating two reviews the free university in 1940 and the free Thought in 1941 which will be the most important publication of occupied France.

In 1941, Decour becomes the person in charge of the National committee of the writers which projects the publication of a new review, the French Lettres which will never be born since the February 17th 1942, Decour is stopped by the French police force. Given to the Germans, he was shot on May 30th, 1942, one week after Georges Politzer and Solomon. It is in prison in waiting of its execution that he will write a letter with his particularly touching family. It is the message of good-bye of one condemned to those which he likes. While knowing its nearest and inescapable death, it expresses its confidence in youth there, persuaded that its sacrifice will not be vain.

Publications

  • Philisterburg
  • the Wise one and the Corporal, follow-up of " Pères"
  • As I give you the example of it…

See too

Biography

  • Pierre Favre Jacques Decour, forgotten French letters (Mixed corn, 2006) ISBN 2-84490-099-2

External bonds

  • Biographie supplements
  • Liste of publications
  • the Jacques-Decour college under the Occupation

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