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Jean Droit (1884-1961) - Painter, Illustrator, Scout Leader
Jean Droit was a French illustrator, born 1884 in Laneuville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and died in 1961. Although Catholic, he played a major role in the non-denominational scouts French (Scout de France) and especially Belgium (Boy Scouts of Belgium). Marked by the Indian, his totem is "Loup Bavard.

His childhood and his studies took place in Belgium in 1910 he participated in the creation of the Boy Scouts of Belgium (BSB). "From February 1913, the journal The Scout Law and Jean seems involved in its preparation. He produced, among other things, images of coverage. In October 1913, he became a scout-master of the 4th unit of BSB in Brussels.

In the summer of 1914, he returned to France where he was mobilized and assigned to the 226th Infantry Regiment. After the war, he began to work in both France and Belgium. "Jean Droit was still one of the BSB, but as a technical adviser at the national level and the Commissioner-General"

He settled in France where it is drawn to the Manufacture de Sèvres. In 1921, Georges Bertier takes it as an illustrator of the Journal of Eclaireurs, replacing Jean Loiseau, who with Paul Charpentier.

Meanwhile, Jean Droit joined the executive committee of BSB in 1924. He is also a General Commissioner for Rovers, Commissioner for Training of Leaders and Scouts of the Commissioner-General of the Red Cross of Belgium.

Droit also illustrated many books for the general public. He also created promotional posters, postcards, wall decorations and drawings for the publisher Piazza.

Among his descendants are French journalist Michael Droit, and American Songwriter & Artist Rick (Summer) Droit