Gérard de Sède

Géraud-Marie de Sède, baron de Liéoux (5 June 1921 – 30 May 2004) was a French author, writing under the nom-de-plume of Gérard de Sède, and a member of various surrealist organizations. He was born into an aristocratic family from Comminges, the son of Marcel Alfred Gustave de Sède, baron de Liéoux and Aimée de Sède de Liéoux 's first cousins, once removed. De Sède's father was the senior editor of the Catholic newspaper ''Le Courrier du Pas-de-Calais'' owned by the De Sède family.

De Sède authored more than 20 books and contributed articles to various magazines, sometimes using the pseudonyms ''Pumaz'', ''Allard'', ''Gillot'' and ''Simon''. He is best known for his 1967 book ''L'Or de Rennes, ou La Vie insolite de Bérenger Saunière, curé de Rennes-le-Château'' ("The Gold of Rennes, or The Strange Life of Bérenger Saunière, Priest of Rennes-le-Château"), published as a paperback in 1968 entitled ''Le Trésor Maudit de Rennes-le-Château'' ("The Accursed Treasure of Rennes-le-Château"). A revised and updated version entitled ''Signé: Rose+Croix'' was published in 1977. Provided by Wikipedia