What is Alfred Grosser?
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Alfred Grosser | image = Alfred-grosser-2010-ffm-018.jpg | caption = Grosser in Frankfurt, 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1925|02|01}} | birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], [[Free State of Prussia|Prussia]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|02|07|1925|02|01}} | death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | education = | occupation = {{ubl| Sociologist | Political scientist | Writer }} | organizations = {{ubl| [[Institut d'études politiques de Paris]] }} | awards = {{ubl| [[Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels]] | [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] | [[Legion of Honour]]}} }} '''Alfred Grosser''' (1 February 1925 – 7 February 2024) was a German-born French writer, sociologist and [[political scientist]]. Although his Jewish family had to move from Frankfurt to France in 1933, he focused on [[Franco-German cooperation]] after World War II, was instrumental in the [[Élysée Treaty]] in 1963, and writing books towards better understanding between the Germans and the French. He was professor at the [[Institut d'études politiques de Paris]] from 1955 to 1995 before contributing to newspapers and broadcasts including ''[[La Croix (newspaper)|La Croix]]'' and ''[[Ouest-France]]''. He was critical of Israeli politics which caused controversies. His work was honoured with notable awards. He died in Paris on 7 February 2024, six days after his 99th birthday. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grosser, Alfred}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:German political scientists]] [[Category:German essayists]] [[Category:French political scientists]] [[Category:French essayists]] [[Category:Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] [[Category:Legion of Honour]] [[Category:Writers from Frankfurt]]