Daniel Singer; Author, Reporter for the Nation

Daniel Singer, 74, longtime European correspondent for the Nation magazine and a political author. Singer began his career in journalism in 1946 as an editor for the Economist, specializing in articles on the Soviet Union, Poland and France. He moved to France from London in 1958 as a correspondent for the Economist, a job he held until 1970. After leaving the Economist, Singer worked as a freelance writer, providing foreign dispatches to BBC radio and articles for the International Herald Tribune and the Nation. He joined the staff of the Nation in 1981, serving as the U.S.-based magazine’s European correspondent until his death. Known for his witty, caustic writing style and attention to detail, Singer also wrote political essays and several books on European politics and contemporary history. Born in Warsaw, Singer fled German troops at the outbreak of World War II with his mother and sister, seeking refuge in France. Threatened with arrest by French police, the family escaped to Switzerland in 1942, aided by the French Resistance. After finishing his studies in Geneva, Singer joined family members in London. On Dec. 3 of cancer at a hospital in Paris.