Portrait of Jean Joseph Renaud
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Author

Jean Joseph Renaud

French fencer and writer (1873–1953)

Born
January 16, 1873, 9th arrondissement of Paris
Died
December 7, 1953, Suresnes
Nationality
France
Occupation
Writer, playwright, fencer, journalist and translator

Life and work

Jean-Joseph Renaud (16 January 1873 – 7 December 1953) was a French épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

He was also a prolific journalist, author and playwright whose books La Défense dans la rue (Self Defence in the Street - 1912) and L'Escrime (Fencing - 1911) are recognised as an important contribution to early 20th century literature on those subjects. He was a proponent of the field of honor, saying: "From every point of view dueling is beneficent." He refereed many duels (including ones involving Clemenceau and Leon Blum) and fought at least 15 himself (being a fencing master, all but 4 were fought with pistols; he was victorious in all of them).

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Collection

Books by Jean Joseph Renaud

1 book