Biography:

Michel Schneider (28 May 1944 – 21 July 2022)^[1] was a French writer, musicologist, énarque, senior official, and psychoanalyst. He was the father of journalist and writer Vanessa Schneider and of François Schneider, history teacher. He was also the maternal uncle of actress Maria Schneider.

Career

A former student of the École nationale d’administration, he began his career at the Department of Forecasting of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance in 1971. He was appointed adviser to the Court of Audit in 1981. He was at the head of the Direction de la Musique, de la Danse, du Théâtre et des Spectacles [fr] in the Ministry of Culture from 1988 to 1991. Michel Schneider died in Villejuif on 21 July 2022 at the age of 78.

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