Michel De Decker Died Saturday, August 17, At 71

Long suffering from an illness, the writer and historian Michel de Decker died on Saturday, August 17, at the age of 71. The French columnist was the president of the Society of Authors of Normandy and worked in the radio France Bleu as well as with Stéphane Bern in the program "Secrets d'histoire" on France 2. According to sources, Dicker died in the result of cancer.

Writer and historian Michel de Decker passed away at the age of 71

Specialized in history, Michel de Decker is the author of some thirty books, very popular in this field, speaker and producer of programs. In addition, he participated regularly, alongside Stéphane Bern, in the episodes of “Secrets d'histoire” from its creation. President of the Society of Authors of Normandy, Decker has participated in many other historical programs and has even written a column published in the magazine Patrimoine normand.

A native of Hauts-de-France, Michel de Decker was an inexhaustible source of historical facts. In addition, his works advocated great real characters like Napoleon, Louis XV, Marie Antoinette, Victor Hugo and so on. For several years, the writer had settled in the Eure where he continued to write his books.

The death of the columnist too moved his colleagues who were quick to pay tribute to him in social networks.