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Jacques Hillairet

French historian and soldier (1886-1984) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 97

Auguste André Coussillan was a French historian specialising in the history of Paris. Under the pen-name Jacques Hillairet he wrote two major reference works on the subject in the 1950s - Connaissance du vieux Paris and Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris.

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A life in dates

1984Died15 April 19841964Grand Prix GobertAward1957Prix Jean-Jacques BergerAward1954Prix ThérouanneAward1886Born31 July 1886

Awards

Grand Prix Gobert1964
Prix Jean-Jacques Berger1957
Prix Thérouanne1954
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Combatant's Cross
Medal of the City of Paris

About this person

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1984 · aged 97