Laurent Kupferman

**Laurent Kupferman** (Paris  – Fontainebleau ) is a French writer. He is the son of the historian Fred Kupferman. He has written several works on Freemasonry and is himself a member of the Grand Orient de France. He is an officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. Since 2016, he has been the communications director of the Fédération Française Sésame Autisme.

## Biography

Laurent Kupferman was born in Paris on January 19, 1966, he is the son of Fred Kupferman and the author Sigrid Kupferman, he studied general private law at the faculty of Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas. In 1988, he founded the European Symphony Orchestra and joined as an advisor the cabinet of the Minister of Culture Philippe Douste-Blazy. then became a consultant at UNESCO. Being himself a member of the Grand Orient de France, he wrote various works on Freemasonry, some of which in collaboration with the lawyer Emmanuel Pierrat. He co-wrote with Jean-Louis Debré the book “3 minutes to understand the French Republic”. In 2022, he received the "special human rights prize" of the Prix Laïcité France from the hands of Jean-François Nys director of the Institute of Business Administration (IAE) accompanied by the minister Olivier Klein and George Serignac grand master of the grand orient of France. In 2023, he wrote the documentary _Joséphine Baker, un destin français_ directed by Dominique Eloudys-Lenys. Laurent Kupferman was discovered dead on July 2, 2025, in a private home in the center of Fontainebleau. An investigation for involuntary manslaughter was opened to shed light on the causes of his death.

## Josephine Baker

Régis Debray is at the origin of the idea of the pantheonization of the singer Joséphine Baker, Laurent Kupferman takes up this idea after his agreement. In 2021 he initiated the petition _Dare Joséphine Baker au Panthéon_ and collected 40,000 signatures. This petition will be signed by several personalities including the photographer Jean-Marie Perier, the composer Laurent Voulzy, the singer Line Renaud, the host Stéphane Bern and even the former minister Jack Lang, it will be accepted by the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.

### Tests

- 2009: _Le Paris des Freemasons_ co-written with Emmanuel Pierrat
- 2011: _The great texts of Freemasonry decrypted_ co-written with Emmanuel Pierrat
- 2012: _What France owes to the Freemasons_ co-written with Emmanuel Pierrat
- 2015: _The adventurers of the republic: These freemasons who made our history_ co-written with Jacques Ravenne
- 2016: _3 minutes to understand the 50 fundamental principles of Freemasonry_
- 2017: _3 minutes to understand the history, foundations and principles of the French Republic_ co-written with Jean-Louis Debré
- 2017: _The Secret Temple: Discover the world of Freemasonry in more than 200 questions_ co-written with Jacques Ravenne
- 2021: _Gather - Freemasonry: a path towards oneself and towards others_
- 2021: _What the Republic owes to the Freemasons_ co-written with Emmanuel Pierrat

### Documentary

- 2021: _Joséphine Baker, a French destiny_

### Decoration

- Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2021)

## Notes and references

- (fr) _Laurent Kupferman, essayiste : "Joséphine Baker incarne la République du possible"_, on france24.com
- (fr) _3 minutes pour tout comprendre sur la franc-maçonnerie_ , on lalogemaconnique.fr

## Infobox (person)

- **birth place**: Paris, France
- **nationality**: French
- **occupation**: French Writer
- **years active**: 2009–present