Serge Golon (born Vsevolod Sergeevich Golubinov, Russian: Всеволод Серге́евич Голубинов; 23 August 1903 – 12 July 1972) was a Russian-French geochemist. He is known as the husband of French author Anne Golon, author the Angélique series.
In the 1940s, he worked in the French Congo, Africa, led the cement and tanneries, and worked on the gold mine. He met Simone Changeux (known as Anne) there and returned to France with her. They had four children together,[2] one of whom is the biochemist and author Pierre Goloubinoff.
In 1954, he and his wife released a memoir about their stay in Africa titled Au Cœur bêtes sauvages. They also collaborated on the popular Angélique novel series set in the 17th century, with Golon providing historical research.[2]
In 1972, Golon and his wife travelled to Quebec, Canada, to research their latest Angélique novel. He died from a heart attack there.
References
123ГОЛУБИНОВ Всеволод Сергеевич // Российское зарубежье во Франции. 1919—2000: биографический словарь. Т.1 А-К под ред. Л. А. Мнухина. М. Наука; Дом-музей Марины Цветаевой, 2008, стр. 389
