Josette Audin was born on 15 February 1931 in Algiers, Algeria. She was married to Maurice Audin. She died on 2 February 2019 in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis , France.
Widow of Maurice Audin who died in June 1957 in Alger, she fought for 60 years to discover how he died. Maurice and Josette are the parents of mathematician and author Michèle Audin.