Marcel Dassault

French aircraft industrialist (1892-1986)

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Marcel Dassault, born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch on January 22, 1892, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, was a French engineer and industrialist. He was educated at Lycée Condorcet, ESIEE Paris, Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, and the University of Toulouse. His professional work location was Paris, where he served as a member of the French National Assembly and held the position of president. He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Dassault was affiliated with several political parties, including the Rally of the French People, Union of Democrats for the Republic, Union for the New Republic, and Rally for the Republic. A Catholic who spoke French, he was detained at Buchenwald concentration camp. He died on April 17, 1986, in Neuilly-sur-Seine and was buried in Passy Cemetery. He had a sibling named Darius Paul Dassault and a child named Serge Dassault.

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Marcel Dassault (born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. Born on 23 January 1892 in Paris, he was the youngest of the four children of Adolphe Bloch, a doctor, and his wife Noémie Allatini. His parents were Jewish. He was educated at Lycée Condorcet in Paris. After studies in electrical…

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The Dassault Saga: One Hundred Years of French Aviation — Self (archive footage)2017

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Key facts

Born: Marcel Ferdinand Bloch , ( 1892-01-23 ) 23 January 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris , France
Died: 17 April 1986 (1986-04-17) (aged 94), Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
Resting place: Passy Cemetery , Paris
Education: Lycée Condorcet
Alma mater: Breguet School , Supaéro
Occupations: Engineer and industrialist
Known for: Founder of the Dassault Aviation
Spouse: Madeleine Minckès
Children: Claude Dassault, Serge Dassault
Relatives: Darius Paul Dassault (brother)
Awards: Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1976)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ferdinand
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: 9th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death: Neuilly-sur-Seine
Child: Serge Dassault
Sibling: Darius Paul Dassault
Occupation: politician
Position held: member of the French National Assembly
Educated at: University of Toulouse (1896-1968)
Political party: Rally of the French People
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Religion: Catholicism
Image: Dassault Marcel.jpg
Work location: Paris

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date of birth: 1892-01-22
date of death: 1986-04-18
name in native language: Marcel Dassault
birth name: Marcel Ferdinand Bloch
Commons category: Marcel Dassault
place of detention: Buchenwald concentration camp
different from: Marcel Dussault
member of: National Academy of Engineering

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Encyclopedic overview

Marcel Dassault ( French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl daso]; born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. He was also involved in politics, serving intermittently over more than three decades in both houses of the French Parliament from 1951 until his death in 1986.

Early life and education

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