Born in Paris in 1921 and died in 2005, a doctor,
Bertrand was one of the greatest champions France in the first half of
last century. Married Jacqueline,
they had three sons.
He represented the national team in many international competitions and has earned the title of World Champion in 1956 in Paris and the European Championship in Amsterdam in 1955.
In 1975 he won the EC Cup Mixed team playing teamed with his wife Jacqueline, who is also talented bridge player of his time (see photo).
He is the inventor of the system declaratively Alpha and his studies led him to revolutionary breakthroughs in the declaration.
Real authority in the field of compression, Bertrand is one of the few bridge players who demonstrated both relevant technical skills that ability writer.