Philippe Tesson.

Philippe Tesson (1928-2023) was a French journalist, editorialist, and newspaper publisher. He began his career at Combat, where he served as editor-in-chief from 1960 to 1974, before founding Le Quotidien de Paris, which he ran until 1994. A theater enthusiast, he had been a drama critic since the late 1950s and published long columns in Le Canard enchaîné, L’Express, and Le Figaro Magazine.

He ran Éditions de l’Avant-Scène Théâtre and, with his daughter Stéphanie Tesson, took over the Théâtre de Poche-Montparnasse in 2012. Philippe Tesson also appeared on radio and television as a literary and cultural commentator. He was an officer of the Legion of Honor and president of the jury for the Prix Interallié.

He published the book Au cœur de Mai 68 (At the Heart of May 68) with Éditions du Pacifique.