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Pierre Bertaux

French resistance fighter and scholar of German literature (1907-1986) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 78

Pierre Bertaux was a noted French resistance fighter and scholar of German literature. While holding administrative positions, he also wrote on Friedrich Hölderlin.

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Awards

Heinrich Heine Prize1975
Goethe Medal1970
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Companion of the Liberation

About this person

He participated in the French resistance in Toulouse, where as a Commissioner of the Republic he imposed Charles de Gaulle's authority during the liberation of France. After the war he was a high-ranking police officer.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1986 · aged 78