Germaine Tillion

French anthropologist (1907 - 2008)
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Germaine Tillion

Summary

Germaine Tillion is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Allègre[2]. She was born on May 30, 1907[3]. She passed away in Saint-Mandé[4]. She died on April 19, 2008[5]. She worked as an ethnologist[6], French resistance fighter[7], and anthropologist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Germaine Tillion was born in Allègre[2].
  • Germaine Tillion died in Saint-Mandé[4].
  • Germaine Tillion was born on May 30, 1907[3].
  • Germaine Tillion died on April 19, 2008[5].
  • Burial took place at Panthéon[10].
  • Germaine Tillion is buried at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés[11].
  • Germaine Tillion's father was Lucien Tillion[12].
  • Germaine Tillion's mother was Émilie Tillion[13].
  • Germaine Tillion held citizenship in France[14].
  • Germaine Tillion worked as an ethnologist[6].
  • Germaine Tillion worked as a French resistance fighter[7].
  • Germaine Tillion worked as an anthropologist[8].
  • Germaine Tillion was employed by School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences[15].
  • Germaine Tillion's education included a stint at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales[16].
  • Germaine Tillion was educated at École du Louvre[17].
  • Germaine Tillion received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[18].
  • Germaine Tillion received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945[19].
  • Germaine Tillion received the Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit[20].
  • Germaine Tillion received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[21].
  • Germaine Tillion received the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca[22].
  • Germaine Tillion received the Resistance Medal[23].
  • Germaine Tillion is recorded as female[24].
  • Germaine Tillion's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Germaine Tillion supervised Ahmed Boukous as a doctoral student[26].
  • Germaine Tillion's Commons category is recorded as Germaine Tillion[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1907-05-30[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-04-19[31]

  • Community tags: composer[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5ff0e01c-31e8-42bb-a612-ce9c9e2fbe13[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Allègre[2], Germaine Tillion… she was born on May 30, 1907[3]. Her father was Lucien Tillion[12]. Her mother was Émilie Tillion[13].

Education

Educated at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales[16], a university[34], in France[35], founded in 1669[36], headquartered in Paris[37] and École du Louvre[17], a higher education institution[38], in France[39], founded in 1882[40], headquartered in Paris[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ethnologist[6], French resistance fighter[7], and anthropologist[8]. Among Germaine Tillion's employers was School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences[15]. She supervised Ahmed Boukous as a doctoral student[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[18], a grade of an order[42], in France[43]; Croix de guerre 1939–1945[19], a courage award[44], in France[45], founded in 1939[46]; Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit[20], a grade of an order[47], in France[48]; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[21], a grade of an order[49], in Germany[50]; Prix mondial Cino Del Duca[22], a literary award[51], in France[52], founded in 1969[53]; and Resistance Medal[23], a medallion[54], in France[55], founded in 1943[56].

Death and Burial

Germaine Tillion died on April 19, 2008[5]. She died in Saint-Mandé[4]. Recorded place of burial include Panthéon[10] and Saint-Maur-des-Fossés[11].

Why It Matters

Germaine Tillion ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Ahmed Boukous[59], a sociologist[60], b. 1946[61], of Morocco[62].

FAQs

Where was Germaine Tillion born?

Born in Allègre[2], Germaine Tillion…

Where did Germaine Tillion die?

Germaine Tillion died in Saint-Mandé[4].

Who were Germaine Tillion's parents?

Germaine Tillion's father was Lucien Tillion[12]. Germaine Tillion's mother was Émilie Tillion[13].

What did Germaine Tillion do for work?

Germaine Tillion worked as ethnologist[6], French resistance fighter[7], and anthropologist[8].

Where did Germaine Tillion go to school?

Germaine Tillion was educated at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales[16] and École du Louvre[17].

What awards did Germaine Tillion receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[18], Croix de guerre 1939–1945[19], Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit[20], and Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . fondation-del-duca.fr. Retrieved . fondation-del-duca.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Mémoire des hommes. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [62] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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