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Andre Surmain
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'''Andre Surmain''' (December 5, 1920 - January 31, 2018, St. Paul en Foret, [[France]]<ref name="Times obit"></ref>) is a restaurateur who opened [[Lutèce (restaurant)|Lutèce]] in 1961.
He announced his retirement in 1973 at age 52, selling Lutèce to its chef [[André Soltner]]. Surmain went on to open other restaurants - Fuc y Fum in [[Majorca, Spain]]; the Relais a Mougins, near [[Cannes, France]], which earned two stars from the Michelin Guide; and its shorter-lived sister, also named the Relais a Mougins, in [[Palm Beach, Florida]].<ref name="Times obit" />
==Early life==
Surmain was born Andre Sussman to the former Nina Ratzkovski, a chemist, and Richard Sussman, whose father's family were jewelers to the viceroy of Egypt. The couple also owned Aziza Cosmetics.<ref name="Times obit" />. Prior to the Battle of Normandy in 1944, he "changed his surname to Surmain, fearing that the name Sussman might give him away as Jewish if he were caught by the Nazis."<ref name="Times obit" />
He was educated at [[Lycée Janson-de-Sailly|Lycée Janson de Sailly]] in Paris and the French artillery school in Fontainbleau. He served in the French Army until 1940 when he emigrated to the United States. Drafted by the American military, he was sent back to Europe by the [[Office of Strategic Services]].<ref name="Times obit" />
==Famil==
After his death, he was survived by his fourth wife, the former Patricia Terno, two sons and a daughter, two sisters, 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by daughter, Ghislaine Surmain, who died in 2017.<ref name="Times obit" />
==References==
<references />
==External Links==
*[http://bit.ly/2DrDcmm Remembering Andre Surmain]
[[Category:Lycée Janson de Sailly alumni]]
[[Category:1920 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
He announced his retirement in 1973 at age 52, selling Lutèce to its chef [[André Soltner]]. Surmain went on to open other restaurants - Fuc y Fum in [[Majorca, Spain]]; the Relais a Mougins, near [[Cannes, France]], which earned two stars from the Michelin Guide; and its shorter-lived sister, also named the Relais a Mougins, in [[Palm Beach, Florida]].<ref name="Times obit" />
==Early life==
Surmain was born Andre Sussman to the former Nina Ratzkovski, a chemist, and Richard Sussman, whose father's family were jewelers to the viceroy of Egypt. The couple also owned Aziza Cosmetics.<ref name="Times obit" />. Prior to the Battle of Normandy in 1944, he "changed his surname to Surmain, fearing that the name Sussman might give him away as Jewish if he were caught by the Nazis."<ref name="Times obit" />
He was educated at [[Lycée Janson-de-Sailly|Lycée Janson de Sailly]] in Paris and the French artillery school in Fontainbleau. He served in the French Army until 1940 when he emigrated to the United States. Drafted by the American military, he was sent back to Europe by the [[Office of Strategic Services]].<ref name="Times obit" />
==Famil==
After his death, he was survived by his fourth wife, the former Patricia Terno, two sons and a daughter, two sisters, 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by daughter, Ghislaine Surmain, who died in 2017.<ref name="Times obit" />
==References==
<references />
==External Links==
*[http://bit.ly/2DrDcmm Remembering Andre Surmain]
[[Category:Lycée Janson de Sailly alumni]]
[[Category:1920 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
February 10, 2019 at 11:57AM
