TROYES (France), Sept 24: French philosopher Andre Gorz, 84, co-founder of the Nouvel Observateur weekly, has committed suicide together with his wife Dorine, relatives said on Sunday. Dorine, who was 83 and of British origin, had been ill for several years.

The couple were found by a friend side by side in their home southeast of Paris, surrounded by letters written to close friends and relatives.

Born Gerard Horst in Vienna in 1923, Gorz became a naturalised French citizen in 1954 and made his name writing about ecology and anti-capitalism.

Last year Gorz wrote of his wife: “You have just turned 82. You are still beautiful, gracious and desirable. We have been living together for 58 years and I love you more than ever.”—AFP