Jacques was the son of Pierre Maury, a dogmatic professor at the Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris.

Pierre Maury introduced the ideas of Karl Barth in France.

During World War II, he worked for Cimade at the Camp de Rivesaltes and as an assistant military chaplain in the 2nd Armored Division.

[5] He was President of the French Federation of Christian Student Associations from 1957 to 1962, and then pastor at the Reformed Church in Poitiers.

[6] Jacques Maury died on Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020 in Clichy at the age of 99.