Arthur Meyer

Arthur Meyer (1844 – 1924) was a French press baron. He was director of , a notable conservative French daily newspaper that was eventually taken over by Le Figaro (run by François Coty at the time) in 1929. Meyer was a royalist, an unusual personality, a key player at the crossroads of society life, the press and politics under the French Third Republic. Early life Arthur Meyer was born on 16 June 1844 in Le Havre, France. He was the grandson of a rabbi from a modest Jewish family. Career Paris-Journal In 1870 he became the director of the newspaper Paris-Journal. In June 1882, he arranged for the Paris-Journal and Le Gaulois to be merged.