Background
Lagardère, Jean-Luc was born on February 10, 1928 in Aubiet, France. Son of André Lagardère and Marthe Fourcade.
Lagardère, Jean-Luc was born on February 10, 1928 in Aubiet, France. Son of André Lagardère and Marthe Fourcade.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, École Supérieure d'Électricité.
Jean-Luc Lagardère was a Supelec engineer He began his career in Dassault Aviation. He later built a large media and defense conglomerate that bears his name.
Elle was then launched in the United States., followed by 25 foreign editions.
Filipacchi and Lagardère then expanded Hachette Filipacchi Magazines in the United States. with the purchase of Diamandis Communications Incorporated. (formerly Columbia Broadcasting System magazines), including Woman"s Day, Carolina and Driver, Road and Track, Flying, Boating, and many others
Lagardère was a prominent figure in French horse racing. In 1981, he purchased the renowned Haras d"Ouilly stud in Pont-d"Ouilly, Calvados that had been owned by François Dupré and raced under their famous colors of gray with a pink cap.
At one time, his operation had as many as 220 horses.
Upon its formation in 1995, Jean-Luc Lagardère served as the first president of France-Galop. In 2002, the Group One Grand Critérium race for two-year-olds at Longchamp Racecourse was renamed in his honor. On 14 March 2003 Lagardere officially died from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following an operation on his hip (27 February 2003).
Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France]
He was a member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank.
1 child, Arnaud.