L'Intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃tɛʁmedjɛʁ de ʃɛʁʃœʁ e kyʁjø], lit. 'The Intermediary of Researchers and the Curious'), abbreviated as ICC, was a monthly French magazine consisting of questions and answers of its readers on various encyclopedic topics. It focused mainly on art, history, genealogy, literature, and religions.
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History
The magazine appeared from 1864 to 1940. Initially it focused on the arts and all sciences. It reappeared in April 1951, first under a slightly different name.
A high-ranking official of Scottish origin, Charles Read, under the pseudonym of Carle de Rash, was the founder and the first director. He took as a model the Notes and Queries, published in London, and based it on the same principle. Genealogical and nobility issues gained in importance following the reappearance in 1951.
Since 1981 ICC is not published in September, reducing the number of issues from 12 to 11 per year. It seized publication in 2016.
Editors
Octave Lebesgue (1900–1931)
Philippe du Puy de Clinchamps (1913–1971), founder of the new series in 1951
Lucien Boisnormand
Patrice du Puy de Clinchamps, son of Philippe
Philippe Houël de Chaulieu
Charles-Henri de Sommyèvre
Other contributors
Paul Masson, between 1879 and 1895
Gustave Bord
Price
The ICC was sold by annual subscription:
1985: 400 French francs
1990: 485 French francs
1995: 608 French francs
2000: 635 French francs
2012: 99 Euro