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Jean Moulin
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French resistance fighter and civil servant (1899-1943)
Key facts
- Born
- Jean Pierre Moulin , 20 June 1899, Béziers , France
- Died
- 8 July 1943 (1943-07-08) (aged 44), Near Metz , occupied France
- Resting place
- Panthéon , Paris
- Occupation
- Prefect
- Known for
- First President of the National Council of the Resistance
- Parent s
- Antoine-Émile Moulin, Blanche Élisabeth Pègue
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Béziers
- Place of death
- Metz
- Occupation
- art dealer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Moulin Harcourt 1937.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jean Moulin
- date of birth
- 1899-00-00
- date of death
- 1943-00-00
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- Jean Moulin
- name in native language
- Jean Moulin
- pseudonym
- Alix
- manner of death
- homicide
- birth name
- Jean Pierre Moulin
- place of detention
- Montluc prison
- cause of death
- torture
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
- different from
- Jean Moulin
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Pierre Moulin ( French: [ʒɑ̃ mulɛ̃]; 20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943) was a French civil servant and hero of the French Resistance who succeeded in unifying the main networks of the Resistance in World War II. He served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance from 27 May 1943 until his death less than two months later.
A prefect in the Aveyron (1937–1939) and Eure-et-Loir (1939–1940) departments, he is remembered today as one of the main heroes of the French Resistance and for his efforts to unify it under Charles de Gaulle. He was tortured by German officer Klaus Barbie while in Gestapo custody. His death was registered at Metz railway station.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jean Moulin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.