Christian Draz

Christian Draz was born in Pennsylvania and raised primarily in Princeton, New Jersey, until the age of 16, when his family moved to Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from the American School in Switzerland in 1970 and spent a post-graduate year in France, first at Le Collège Cevénol in the Massif Central, then at the Sorbonne in Paris.

He attended Vassar College from1971 – 1975 and graduated with a B.A. in French literature. After college, he worked in the family business, a newspaper in Ohio called "The Warren Tribune Chronicle," where he wrote book and art reviews, travel stories, and editorials and also worked to redesign the format of the paper.

After the sale of the paper in the mid-90s, Mr. Draz moved to Boston and began writing book and poetry reviews. He conducted graduate work in French literature at the Harvard Extension School and served on the board of overseers of the Boston Lyric Opera.

In 2006, Mr. Draz began spending three months in Paris each spring, where his knowledge of the French language and culture began to deepen. He is particularly drawn to France of the 18th century, especially its furnishings and architecture, but is also very interested in the preservation and promotion of France's immense architectural heritage.