What is Olivier Corpet?
'''Olivier Corpet''' (4 September 1949 – 6 October 2020) was a French author and writer. He was co-founder, then director of the [[Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives]] for 24 years. He was born in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bbf.enssib.fr/consulter/bbf-1988-04-0282-003|title=Que vivent les revues|work=Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France|language=French}}</ref> Corpet began working as an engineer for the [[French National Centre for Scientific Research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lhistoire.fr/hommage/olivier-corpet-est-mort|title=Olivier Corpet est mort|date=8 October 2020|work=L'Histoire|language=French}}</ref> In 1986, he helped co-found Ent'revues, an association based on the research group. Corpet founded the Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives with Pascal Fouché and Jean-Pierre Dauphin in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/livre/imec-la-nouvelle-theleme_819353.html|title=Imec: la nouvelle Thélème|date=2 February 2004|work=L'Express|language=French}}</ref> He was Director until 2013, when he resigned for health-related reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/olivier-corpet-demissionne-de-la-direction-de-limec|title=Olivier Corpet démissionne de la direction de l'IMEC|date=5 September 2013|work=Livres Hebdo|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/caen-14000/normandie-olivier-corpet-ancien-directeur-de-l-imec-est-decede-7005202|title=Normandie. Olivier Corpet, ancien directeur de l’Imec, est décédé|date=7 October 2020|work=Ouest-France|language=French}}</ref> Corpet died in Paris on 6 October 2020 at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/deces-dolivier-corpet-cofondateur-et-ancien-directeur-de-limec|title=Décès d’Olivier Corpet, cofondateur et ancien directeur de l’Imec|date=8 October 2020|work=Livres Hebdo|language=French}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Corpet, Oliver}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Writ