Career
In 1940, as a volunteer soldier, he was taken as a prisoner of war by the Germans. Released for reasons of health, he joined the resistance as part of the Organisation civile et militaire (OCM). He was Secretary-General of the OCM from 1945 to 1948.
He then pursued a successful legal career.
In November 1971 he was named to the Académie française. Izard died on 20 September 1973.
