He held several important positions in public broadcasting, including deputy director general of the ORTF, director of Radio France and president of the INA.
France Télévisions – Culture Editorial
Published on 09/01/2025 15:06
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The historian and jurist Gabriel de Broglie, a member of the French Academy since 2001, died at the age of 93, the Institut de France and the Academy announced on Thursday January 9. “The death of Honorary Chancellor Gabriel de Broglie leaves us deeply saddened”expressed Chancellor Xavier Darcos on the website of the Institut deFrance. The French Academy said his death occurred Wednesday in Paris.
After studying at Sciences Po Paris and the ENA, Gabriel de Broglie joined the Council of State, before serving in various ministerial cabinets under the presidencies of Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou, from 1962 to 1971. He subsequently held several management positions, including deputy director general of ORTF (1971-1974), director general of Radio France (1975-1979), president of the National Audiovisual Institute (1979-1981) and member of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, ancestor of Arcom (1982-1986).
He then chaired the National Commission for Communication and Liberties (1986-1989) then the General Commission for Terminology and Neology (1996-2006). In 2001, he was elected to the French Academy, in chair 11, previously occupied by personalities such as Alain Peyrefitte, Paul Morand and Maurice Garçon. From 2006 to 2017, he also served as chancellor of the Institut de France. Coming from a prestigious family of the French nobility, Gabriel de Broglie saw several members of his lineage join the French Academy between 1855 and 1987, namely Victor, Albert, Maurice and Louis de Broglie.
“For all of us who knew and loved him well, Gabriel de Broglie was not simply this impeccable, courteous and active servant of the State. He was first and foremost a historian, a linguist, a bibliophile, a man of vast culture, his books devoted to Orleanism, the July Monarchy and Guizot are authoritative. said Xavier Darcos. Following his death, the French Academy now has 36 members, with four vacant chairs, including one since September 2021.
