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Michel Klein (19 April 1921 – 19 October 2024) was a French veterinarian.[1] He was known for his veterinary work on zoo animals, as well as for his television awareness programs in favor of animal rights around the world.[2] He appeared on programs such as Club Dorothée, 30 millions d’amis, Télématin, and Terre attention danger.[3]
Michel Klein | |
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 Michel Klein in 1996 | |
| Born | April 19, 1921 |
| Died | October 19, 2024 (aged 103) Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Honours | Knight of the Legion of Honour |
Klein was born in northwestern Romania. In the 1930s, his parents sent him to France for his schooling.[2] He attended veterinary school in Toulouse. During World War II, he joined the French Resistance before fleeing to Spain.[3] His parents and sister were deported to Auschwitz.[1] He returned to France after the war, and in the 1950s opened one of the first veterinary practices in Paris.[3]
Klein served as vice president of the Société Protectrice des Animaux from 1960 to 1978.[3] He co-founded the National Council for Animal Protection, and worked with Jacques Chirac to establish the Paris Guide Dog School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (French: l’Ecole des chiens guides pour aveugles et malvoyants de Paris).[2] In 1994, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour by then-Prime Minister Edouard Balladur.[1] In 2021, he received the medal of the Order of Veterinarians.[4]
Klein published a book on his young adult life, titled Ces Bêtes qui m'ont fait Homme.[1] He was married to Marie-Christine Klein.[2]
Klein died on October 19, 2024, at the age of 103, in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine.[1]
Publications
edit- Klein, Michel (1976). Ces bêtes qui m'ont fait homme [These beasts that made me a man] (in French). R. Laffont. ISBN 978-2-245-00538-5.[5]
- Klein, Michel (1979). Ce qu'ils nous apprennent [What they teach us] (in French). Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-00330-6.
- Klein, Michel (2006). L'avocat des bêtes [The Animal Advocate] (in French). Éditions Anne Carrière. ISBN 2843373743.
- Klein, Michel; Hasbrouck, Michel (2010). Réussir son chien [Succeeding with your dog] (in French). Éditions Helvedog. ISBN 978-2-8399-0647-0.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Loridan, Carla. "Le vétérinaire Michel Klein, figure du Club Dorothée, est mort à 103 ans" [Veterinarian Michel Klein, a figure of the Dorothée Club, dies at 103 years old]. BFMTV.
- ^ a b c d "Michel Klein, vétérinaire bien connu du petit écran, est mort à l'âge de 103 ans" [Well-known TV veterinarian Michel Klein has died at the age of 103.]. Le Monde. October 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Michel Klein, célèbre vétérinaire du « Club Dorothée », est mort à 103 ans". leparisien.fr (in French). 2024-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ "Michel Klein et Gérard Larcher reçoivent la médaille de l'Ordre des vétérinaires". Le Point Vétérinaire (in French). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ St-Pierre, H. (August 1977). "Ces bêtes qui m'ont fait homme". The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 18 (8): 232. PMC 1697624.
External links
edit- Michel Klein at IMDb