When many of us think of the Renault Nissan Alliance, the name that jumps to mind is Carlos Ghosn, but it was his predecessor as CEO, Louis Schweitzer , who engineered Renault's seemingly fraught rescue of Nissan.

Mr Schweitzer passed away last week at the age of 83.

Born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1942, Louis Schweitzer was a member of a prominent family from Alsace, France. He was related to philosopher and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre, and great-nephew of Albert Schweitzer, a doctor, theologian and musician who won the 1952 Nobel prize for philosophy.

His father was part of the Resistance during World War II, and later became head of the International Monetary Fund. After Mr Schweitzer gained degrees from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and the National School

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