Born in
Lyon on 4 November 1933, Beccaria was born into a noble family from
Périgord. She was the younger sister of
French Resistance fighter
Hélie de Saint Marc. She was educated at the Institution des Dames du Sacré-Cœur in
Bordeaux and the Faculty of Letters at the
University of Bordeaux. She was closely linked with as a consultant with until 1965. In 1970, Beccaria joined La Maison de la bonne presse in 1970, which merged into
Bayard Presse. In 1966, she co-founded the magazine '
with Anne-Marie de Besombes following inspiration from her husband. She also participated in the creation of youth magazines such as ', ''
J'aime lire'', '
, ', and ''''. In 1994, she became director-general of the Bayard group before serving on its management board. She also served as vice-president of the board of directors of and served on the advisory board on sexual abuse of the
Bishops' Conference of France. She was later named Commander of the
Legion of Honour. Beccaria died in
Paris on 3 October 2024, at the age of 90. ==References==