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Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)
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Louis Armand
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
January 17, 1905
Date of death
August 30, 1971
Place of birth
Cruseilles
Place of death
Villers-sur-Mer
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
official, mining engineer, French resistance fighter, university teacher, inventor, politician[12]
Position held
President of the SNCF, member of the Académie française, president[13][14][15]
Educated at
École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, lycée du Parc, Berthollet High School[16][17][18][19]
Award received
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Companion of the Liberation, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[38]
Birth name
Louis François Armand[39]
Family name
Armand[34]
Given name
Louis, François[35][36]
Member of
Académie Française, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Noyautage des administrations publiques[27][28][29][30][31]
Name in native language
Louis Armand[40]
Participated in conflict
World War II[33]
Place of burial
Cruseilles[10]
Place of detention
Fresnes Prison[41]
Relative
Antoine Armand[37]
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🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
0000000110824204
VIAF cluster ID
110022377
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79063757
GND ID
124566944
Académie française member ID
louis-armand
Angelicum ID
38764
Annales des mines person ID
louisarmand
BAnQ authority ID
0000092277
BIBSYS ID
90095726
Babelio author ID
222579
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11889105h
CANTIC ID
981061098871906706
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CCAB ID
000472341
CONOR.SI ID
237950819
CTHS person ID
100262
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12069198
CiNii Research ID
1140563741512070144
Compagnon de la Libération ID
louis-armand
DDB person (GND) ID
124566944
DIZIE ID
armand-louis
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124566944
Discogs artist ID
6120671
EBAF authority ID
160527
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
78171
Evene ID
louis-armand-1493
FAST ID
37224
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
GOiYdGbDD8kQ
Find a Grave memorial ID
6378191
FranceArchives agent ID
221169358
Freebase ID
/m/026dxs1
GTAA ID
78250
GeneaStar person ID
armandl
Geni profile ID
6000000067851836880
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
louis-armand
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0005191
IdRef ID
026690489
J9U entity ID
987007572112505171
KBR person ID
14046034
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
124566944
Munzinger person ID
00000007645
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02857479
NDL Authority ID
00431704
NL CR AUT ID
xx0182736
NLP ID
a0000001763339
NUKAT ID
n98004657
National Library of Chile ID
000163934
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002086003
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:eQB;=BO
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810569897705606
National Library of Portugal ID
126710
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1191891
National Virtual Library of India ID
319496
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071131426
Open Library ID
OL1871922A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
689290
PM20 folder ID
pe/000618
PUG authority ID
169782
Parsifal cluster ID
268100
Patrons de France ID
21919
RERO ID (legacy)
A002938480
Roglo person ID
p=louis;n=armand
SBN author ID
UTOV505556
SHARE Catalogue author ID
18492
Unz Review author ID
ArmandLouis
Wellcome Collection concept ID
g9df5y7c
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtp7F693rY7XpV33GmBP

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
inventor, official, university teacher, mining engineer
Award received 3
Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Educated at 3
École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, lycée du Parc
Member of 3
Académie Française, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
Given name 2
François, Louis
Named after 2
Louis Armand, Prix Louis-Armand
Country of citizenship 1
France
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Cruseilles
Place of burial 1
Cruseilles
Place of death 1
Villers-sur-Mer
Place of detention 1
Fresnes Prison
Position held 1
president
Relative 1
Antoine Armand
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Louis Armand was born on January 17, 1905[1], in Cruseilles[2]. He died on August 30, 1971[3], in Villers-sur-Mer[4]. He worked as an official[5], mining engineer[6], French resistance fighter[7], university teacher[8], and inventor[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Louis Armand include he[42], a metro station[43], in France[44], founded in 2010[45] and Prix Louis-Armand[46], a science award[47], founded in 1987[48].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Louis Armand include he[42], a metro station[43], in France[44], founded in 2010[45] and Prix Louis-Armand[46], a science award[47], founded in 1987[48].

FAQs

Where was Louis Armand born?

Louis Armand was born in Cruseilles[2].

Where did Louis Armand die?

Louis Armand died in Villers-sur-Mer[4].

What did Louis Armand do for work?

Louis Armand worked as an official[5], mining engineer[6], French resistance fighter[7], university teacher[8], and inventor[9].

Where did Louis Armand go to school?

Louis Armand was educated at École polytechnique[16], Mines ParisTech[17], lycée du Parc[18], and Berthollet High School[19].

What awards did Louis Armand receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[20], Croix de guerre 1939–1945[21], Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms[22], and Companion of the Liberation[23].

Related Entities

France Villers-sur-Mer

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  31. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23h ago · Dev Jadiya · 2026-11-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [hi] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67780: Hindi Translation 02"
  2. 5w ago · Maxime Ravel · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → President of the SNCF, member of the Académie française, president
    "Changed claim: Position held: member of the Académie française"
  3. 17w ago · Berdea · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Compagnon de la Libération ID → louis-armand
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