Dominique Frémy
Encyclopedia
Dominique Frémy was the creator of the Quid
encyclopedia
. His spouse Michèle and son Fabrice participated in writing it as well.
He was a diplomed student of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
(Paris Institute of Political Studies) and of the Faculté des lettres de Paris. He was employed by Shell
in London
, but quit his job to produce a new encyclopedia with his wife, Dominique. It began in 1963, named Quid.
Quid (encyclopedia)
Quid is a French encyclopedia, established in 1963 by Dominique Frémy. It was published annually between 1963 and 2007, first by Plon and later by Éditions Robert Laffont , and was the most popular encyclopedic reference work in France.The presentation is very compressed, and abbreviations are...
encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
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. His spouse Michèle and son Fabrice participated in writing it as well.
He was a diplomed student of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
(Paris Institute of Political Studies) and of the Faculté des lettres de Paris. He was employed by Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, but quit his job to produce a new encyclopedia with his wife, Dominique. It began in 1963, named Quid.