Talk:Eugène Schueller
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[edit] Nazi attachment
This page has clearly been the victim of whitewash vandalism, in the time since I created it around two years ago. Dr. Schueller was of Alsatian ethnic origin, but was French. When I originally wrote this page, it included a historical description, with a reference to Michael Bar-Zohar, who wrote a well-researched book on these connections. It's fine to want the coverage to be "fair," but it's hard to see that his support for a pro-Nazi group doesn't even merit a mention.
I also note the addition of his son-in-law's loss of his parents. This is true, but that's not about Eugene Schueller. Someone is clearly trying to "clean up" this entry, by making L'Oreal look like it has a happy history with Jews and Nazis, and that's just not true.
I know it's impossible to enforce these standards around here, but I don't think that information should be changed or deleted by anyone who hasn't read the book, (or at least an equally reliable source, which they name on the talk page).
[edit] " sympathiser"
The opening sentence: "Eugéne Schueller (1881 - 1954) was a Nazi sympathiser and the founder of L'Oréal, the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty" reads a lot like a vandal's edit. Looking through the page history, it appears that there was a section on this man's involvement in t groups, although it was deleted.
As it is, this article desperately needs a section on the man's alleged Nazi connections. I don't personally have enough knowledge on the subject, but this is likely to be a contentious issue, so detailed citations will be necessary. --Doug (talk) 12:30, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Maybe all it needs is a reference. Here's one more:
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,157348,00.html
There are hundreds of examples on the web, many books are written. I just learnt of it on french television tonight.
- Given his surname [Schueller], he was a person clearly of German origin. This, besides other things, makes it more likely, that he was in fact a Nazi sympathiser.
[edit] Vandalism
I'm very much in favor of thoroughly researched entries on this topic. The book listed at the bottom of the page has extensive detailing of this guy's involvement in far-right politics in the 1930's, much like Henry Ford in the US. The fact that this has been removed is a form of vandalism and violates NPOV policy.
