Robert Émile Meunier du Houssoy (5 July 1888 – 3 March 1968) was a French soldier and publisher who led Hachette.
Meunier du Houssoy was born on 5 July 1888 in Sucy-en-Brie, a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris.
[2] His paternal grandparents were Alexandre Antoine Meunier du Houssoy and the former Émilie Caroline Favard.
[4] Meunier du Houssoy served as chairman and CEO of the publisher Hachette, which had been founded by his great-grandfather in 1826.
"[5] He was awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and the Croix de guerre for valorous service during World War I, where he was a Lieutenant in the 32nd Infantry and was seriously wounded on 16 June 1917 during the Nivelle offensive at Chemin des Dames.