Herbert Lottman (August 16, 1927, Brooklyn – August 27, 2014, Paris[1]) was an American author who specialized in writing biographies on French subjects. An influential biographer, he published 17 biographies, 15 of which were related to French culture, commerce, or politics; including works on Albert Camus, Colette, Gustave Flaubert, Henri Philippe Pétain, Jules Verne, and the Rothschild banking family of France. He wrote that, just before dying, Albert Camus was pledged to marry. Camus's estate tried to block his book, partly because of this controversial statement.[2][3]
- ^ Douglas Martin (September 10, 2014). "Herbert Lottman, American Biographer of French Figures, Dies at 87". The New York Times.
- ^ Herbert R. Lottman Interviewed by Professor Gerald Early Archived 2017-04-04 at the Wayback Machine.Gingko Press.
- ^ "Albert Camus: A Biography" by Herbert R. Lottman (1997) - Preface to the new edition.