Vindry, Noel

Noel Vindry (1896-1954) came from an old Lyon family from whom he inherited his passion for culture and gourmet cuisine. Shortly after acquiring a bachelor's degree he enlisted in the army, where he fought with distinction, earning a Croix de Guerre, but was invalided out in 1915 with severe lung damage. During his long convalescence he studied and mastered law sufficiently to become a deputy juge d'instruction (examining magistrate)-a position unique to countries practising the Napoleonic Code, whereby a single jurist is given total authority over a case, from investigating crime scenes to qu...