Who's Who in France

Who's Who in France is a biographical dictionary published in France and written in French.

In France it is simply "le Who’s Who".

The first edition of Who’s Who in France is published in 1953 by Jacques Lafitte.

In 1974, Marie-Thérèse Lafitte succeeds to her husband after his death.

In 1984 the company is bought by Antoine Hébrard.

At the beginning of the new millennium, a special book is written by Béatrice et Michel Wattel for the dead people who were in Who’s Who in France during their life. The second edition (2005, printed in 2004) is published with the title Qui était qui, XXe siècle ("Who was Who, XXth Century").

The first photographs (in black and white) appear (after about 50 years) on paper in the 36th edition for 2005 printed in 2004.

In 2011, Charles de Saint Sauveur reveals in Le Parisien a problem for Who’s Who in France about the exact year of birth of the actress Arielle Dombasle.

In April 2013, it was noticed that Who’s Who in France writes falsely that Gilles Bernheim (Chief Rabbi of France) was "agrégé de philosophie".

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