"Robert" Émile Meunier du Houssoy (5 July 1888 – 3 March 1968) was a French soldier and publisher who led Hachette.
Early life.
Meunier du Houssoy was born on 5 July 1888 in Sucy-en-Brie, a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris. He was the only son of Charles "Leon" Meunier du Houssoy (1849–1937) and Amélie Templier (b. c. 1860). Among his siblings were Madeleine Meunier du Houssoy, who married Henry de Roquemarel, Marquis de Roquemaurel in 1913, and Thérèse Meunier du Houssoy, who married Louis Abel Marie Ehrard Desmousseaux de Givré in 1920.
His paternal grandparents were Alexandre Antoine Meunier du Houssoy and the former Émilie Caroline Favard. Through his sister Madeleine, he was uncle to Count Ithier de Roquemaurel. His maternal grandparents were Émile François Templier and the former Louise Agathe Hachette (eldest surviving daughter of Louis Hachette).
Career.
Meunier du Houssoy served as chairman and CEO of the publisher Hachette, which had been founded by his great-grandfather in 1826. He became head of the firm after the death of his relative, Louis Hachette, in 1941. He was also director of Hachette workshops. While he served as CEO and owner, Hachette distributed twenty-four of Paris' twenty-six newspapers as well as 612 magazines. Librairie Hachette was also "France's largest book publisher" and the company was "France's top publisher of periodicals."
He was awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and the "Croix de guerre" for valorous service during World War I, where he was a Lieutenant in the 32nd Infantry and was seriously wounded on 16 June 1917 during the Nivelle offensive at Chemin des Dames.
Personal life.
On 11 October 1913 at Boulogne, Meunier de Houssoy was married to Marie Christine Charlotte Octavie "Béatrix" de Pracomtal (1892–1956), a daughter of Count Rostaing de Pracomtal and Louise (a daughter of Arthur Harouard de Suarez d'Aulan). Together, they were the parents of:
Meunier du Houssoy died in Paris on 3 March 1968.
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