| Mijo Beccaria | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marie-Josèphe Denoix de Saint Marc (1933-11-04)4 November 1933 Lyon, France |
| Died | 3 October 2024(2024-10-03) (aged 90) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | University of Bordeaux |
| Occupation | Editor |
Mijo Beccaria, née Marie-Josèphe Denoix de Saint Marc, (4 November 1933 – 3 October 2024) was a French editor.
Biography
Born in Lyon on 4 November 1933, Beccaria was born into a noble family from Périgord. She was the younger sister of French Resistance fighter Hélie de Saint Marc. She was educated at the Institution des Dames du Sacré-Cœur in Bordeaux and the Faculty of Letters at the University of Bordeaux. She served as Secretary-General of the women's wing of Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne from 1953 to 1956, where she met her husband, editor Yves Beccaria [fr]. She was closely linked with Catholic Rural Youth [fr] as a consultant with IFOCAP [fr] until 1965.
In 1970, Beccaria joined La Maison de la bonne presse in 1970, which merged into Bayard Presse. In 1966, she co-founded the magazine Pomme d'Api [fr] with Anne-Marie de Besombes following inspiration from her husband. She also participated in the creation of youth magazines such as Okapi [fr], J'aime lire, Astrapi [fr], Phosphore [fr], and Popi [fr]. In 1994, she became director-general of the Bayard group before serving on its management board. She also served as vice-president of the board of directors of Orphelins apprentis d'Auteuil [fr] and served on the advisory board on sexual abuse of the Bishops' Conference of France. She was later named Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Beccaria died in Paris on 3 October 2024, at the age of 90.
References
- ^ Catinchi, Philippe-Jean (7 October 2024). "La mort de Mijo Beccaria, créatrice de « Pomme d'api »". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- Ruffenach, Pascal; Sanerot, Georges (5 October 2024). "Mijo Beccaria, la fondatrice". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- Giroux, Bernard (2011). Les dirigeants nationaux de la JEC et de la JECF (1929-1975) (in French). LARHRA. pp. 99–248. ISBN 979-10-365-4327-2.
- "Littérature jeunesse : la créatrice d'« Okapi », « Pomme d'Api » ou « J'aime lire », qui a grandi en Dordogne, est décédée". Sud Ouest (in French). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- "Mijo Beccaria, créatrice de "Pomme d'Api" et de la presse jeunesse chez Bayard, est morte à l'âge de 90 ans". France Info (in French). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- Guégan, Marie-Astrid (7 October 2024). "La créatrice du magazine pour enfants "Pomme d'Api", originaire de Dordogne, est morte à 90 ans". France Bleu (in French). Campsegret. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- "Décret du 31 décembre 2019 portant promotion dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". Journal officiel de la République française (in French). 1 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- Buijtenhuijs, Adèle (7 October 2024). "Disparition de Mijo Beccaria, créatrice de la presse jeunesse chez Bayard". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2024.