Pierre Béguin – Wikipedia

Swiss journalist and editor

Pierre Béguin (19 November 1903 – 23 January 1978) was a Swiss journalist and editor. He was one of the best editorial writers in French-speaking Switzerland and a vigorous champion of freedom of the press.^[1]

Béguin was born on 19 November 1903 in La Chaux-de-Fonds to Charles-Marcel Béguin, a pharmacist, and Marthe Vuille. He was the brother of Albert Béguin. He studied law at the University of Geneva.^[1]

After beginning his career as an editor for the Annuaire de la Société des Nations (Yearbook of the League of Nations), Béguin became a correspondent in Bern for La Liberté and the Journal de Genève from 1930 onwards. Between 1934 and 1940, he also provided a chronicle of the Federal Palace for the Swiss shortwave radio service.^[1]

In 1946, Béguin was appointed editor-in-chief of the Gazette de Lausanne, and served as its director from 1959 to 1966. He was one of the best editorial writers in French-speaking Switzerland and an energetic champion of freedom of the press.^[1]

In 1950, Béguin published Le Balcon sur l’Europe (The Balcony on Europe), a history of Switzerland during World War II.^[1]

Béguin was Protestant and from Rochefort. He married Hermine Dvorak. He died on 23 January 1978 in Lausanne.^[1]

• Le Balcon sur l’Europe (1950)

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Béguin, Pierre​, Ernst Bollinger, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Translated by Walter Weideli.