Bertrand de Jouvenel

Bertrand de Jouvenel 1903-1987, French philosopher and political economist. Bertrand de Jouvenel was the son of Henry de Jouvenel, the second husband of French writer Colette.

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Bertrand de Jouvenel began his career as a private secretary to Eduard Benes, Czechoslovakia's first prime minister.

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Eduard Benes - Czechoslovakia

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In 1919, at the age of 16, Bertrand began an affair with his stepmother, Colette. The affair ended Colettes marriage and caused a scandal. It lasted until 1924. Bertrand is the role model for the title character in Colette's novel Chéri.

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In the early 1930s, Bertrand de Jouvenel married war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. The marriage was short lived. His second wife was Helene.

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