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Jacques Lusseyran

French author, resistance fighter (1924-1971) · France · Writers · Died at 46

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Jacques Lusseyran was a French author and political activist. Blinded at the age of 7, at 17 Lusseyran became a leader in the French Resistance against Nazi Germany's occupation of France in 1941.

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Awards

Honneur et Patrie Award2006
Louis Barthou Prize1954
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Resistance Medal
Croix de guerre 1939-1945

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Spouse: Jacqueline Pardon

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Jacques Lusseyran was a French author and political activist. Blinded at the age of 7, at 17 Lusseyran became a leader in the French Resistance against Nazi Germany's occupation of France in 1941. He was eventually sent to Buchenwald concentration camp because of his involvement, and was one of 990 of his group of 2000 inmates to survive. He wrote about his life, including his experience during the war, in his autobiography And There Was Light.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1971 · aged 46

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