Bernard Brizay: key obituary facts
Is Bernard Brizay dead? Yes. Bernard Brizay died on September 22, 2026, at age 85.
Cause of death: Bernard Brizay's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Bernard Brizay known for?
He was a French historian.
More about Bernard Brizay
Born: 4 August 1941.
Place of birth: Mont-Saint-Aignan.
Gender: male.
Occupation: journalist, historian, art historian.
Nationality: France.
Bernard Brizay, a French historian and academic, died on September 22, 2026, aged 85.
Born in August 1941 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, he studied history and earned a master’s degree in history after writing a thesis on French travelers in Rome in the 18th and 19th centuries. He also held a degree in French literature and taught the history of art before working as a journalist, including as a reporter at large.
Brizay later wrote on history and China, with books including Les trente “empereurs” qui ont fait la Chine and Petite et grande histoire de la Cité interdite.