Tag Archives: Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber

Ex-NewsFutures Emile Servan-Schreiber’s father tried (unsuccessfully) to get François Mitterrand to grant French citizenship to Steve Jobs. — [SCOOP]

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Le Point explains that Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, who was to attend Steve Jobs’s 30th birthday party, phoned the French president’s cabinet director (Jacques Attali) in February 1985 to get them to offer a “prestigious” gift to the Apple co-founder. The French … Continue reading →

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Who said the French press does not publish anything about the French politicians’ sex life? — [DOCUMENT]

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

The DSK affair illustrates the difference between France and America. I’ll leave it to you. Just in passing, here’s a Paris Match article on Emile Servan-Shreiber’s father (a media tycoon turned failed politician) about a time when he had concurrently … Continue reading →

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Servan-Schreiber = France + Science and Technology + U.S.A.

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Leah Pisar on EJSS’s father, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (who passed away last year): [...] A graduate of the elite École Polytechnique, he was obsessed with science, technology and education, and foresaw the computer age before anyone else in Europe. When President … Continue reading →

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