Henri de Montfort

Henri de Montfort (January 19, 1889 – December 30, 1965) was a French historian, writer, journalist and French Resistance worker. He co-founded Ici Paris.

Henri Marie Archambault de Montfort was born on January 19, 1889, in La Flèche (Sarthe). He defended his political science thesis on Condorcet’s ideas on suffrage in 1915 at the University of Poitiers.

He was the director of Alexandre Ribot’s secretariat during Ribot’s last term as President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs (March - September 1917).

In 1919 he married Annie Deguirmendjian-Shah-Vekil, with whom he published several books. They had four children: Claude, Marc, Anne-Marie and François. A specialist in Eastern European issues, Henri de Montfort was a professor at the Institute of Higher International Studies and at the Centre for Polish Studies in Paris.

From 1923 to 1932, Henri de Montfort was the special correspondent for French newspaper Le Temps in Poland and in Baltic states. He published several works about the political situation and the history of Poland, Finland, and the Baltic States.

In his works and in the lectures he organized, Henri de Montfort presented the contribution of Baltic peoples, highlighted the French influence in these countries and warned of the German threat.

In addition to his articles and scientific publications, Henri de Montfort co-authored four books with novelist Paul de Garros: L’Inexplicable Crime (The Inexplicable Crime) in 1921, Le Fils de Don Quichotte (The Son of Don Quixote) in 1924; Douloureuses fiançailles (Stressful Engagement) in 1925, and Reine des errants (The Queen of Wanderers) in 1933.

These sentimental novels were published in inexpensive collections like the Livre de Poche series produced by Jules Tallandier. For the most part, they were published after Garros's disappearance.

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