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René Cassin

French jurist (1887-1976)
Person human Q232873

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[42]
Date of birth
February 5, 1887, October 5, 1887[9]
Date of death
February 20, 1976
Place of birth
Bayonne
Place of death
Paris, 13th arrondissement of Paris[8]
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
jurist, diplomat, politician
Employer
University of Paris, University of Lille, Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence, Faculté de droit d'Aix-en-Provence[18][19][20][21]
Position held
Vice President of the State Council of France, member of the Consitutional council, president, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights, President of the European Court of Human Rights, president, president, president, president, president, president[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Lycée Masséna, Faculté de droit d'Aix-en-Provence, University of Paris[22][23][24]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[41]
Member of political party
Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party[43]
Award received
Nobel Peace Prize, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Companion of the Liberation, Resistance Medal, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, Médaille militaire, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Notable work
Universal Declaration of Human Rights[25]
Nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize
Languages spoken, written or signed
French
Archives at
Archives nationales, Departmental archives of Hauts-de-Seine, Service historique de la Défense - site de Vincennes[45][46][47]
Birth name
Samuel René Cassin
Described by source
Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne
Family name
Cassin[50]
Given name
René, Samuel[51][52]
Member of
Human Rights League, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Empire Defense Council, Free French Forces, Union Fédérale[35][36][37][38][39][40]
Military, police or special rank
master corporal[44]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Human rights, WikiForHumanRights 2019
P14536
395948
P14611
162722
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II[48][49]
Place of burial
Panthéon, Montparnasse Cemetery[10][11]
Relative
Honel Meiss
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Rene Cassin en Rene-Samuel Cassin en René-Samuel Cassin ar رينيه كاسان ar رينيه كاسين ar رينييه كاسان fa رنه کسن fr René Cassin he רנה קאסאן he רנה קאסין he רנה קסין he רנה קסן hi रेने कैसिन it Renè Cassin ja ルネ・カサン ja ルネ・カッサン ja レネ・カサン ko 카생 ko 르네 카생 ru Кассен Р.
🔖 Identifiers · 102
ISNI
0000000117475342
VIAF cluster ID
17211448
Library of Congress authority ID
n80090356
GND ID
120076713
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
René Cassin nobel.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
77365
Archival creator authority record at the Archives nationales
FRAN_NP_051628
Auñamendi ID
29724
BAnQ authority ID
0000298813
BHCL UUID
45f9d0ce-7823-491d-9961-57a6797d6c67
BHF author ID
000001419
BIBSYS ID
5081446
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BIU Santé person ID
16339
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
CassinRené1887-1976
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
102343289
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
cassin-rene
CANTIC ID
981061512842406706
CONOR.SI ID
187327843
CONOR.SR ID
35977831
CTHS person ID
113215
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12071628
CiNii Research ID
1140000791621707648
Compagnon de la Libération ID
179
DBA ID
cassin-rene-samuel
DDB person (GND) ID
120076713
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120076713
Dodis ID
P43629
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
96411
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Rene-Cassin
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
rene-cassin
Evene ID
rene-cassin-14773
FAST ID
1717271
Find a Grave memorial ID
7298, 7519
FranceArchives agent ID
253085479
Freebase ID
/m/01t749
GTAA ID
88696
GeneaStar person ID
cassinrene
Genealogics.org person ID
I00588677
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01t749
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
rene-cassin
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0015846
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
René_Cassin
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2050748
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
10954
IdRef ID
027288013
IxTheo authority ID
080430503
JRC Names ID
931760
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
11998
Jewish Virtual Library ID
rene-cassin, cassin-ren-x00e9-samuel
KBR person ID
14374517
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
120076713
Krugosvet article (archived)
ekonomika-i-pravo/kassen-rene
LONSEA ID
11632
Lebanese National Library ID
50543
Lex ID
René_Cassin
Libraries Australia ID
35026484
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01272/eu_c_0427/c0427
Léonore ID
19800035/1376/59036
Léonore Web ID
68779
Munzinger person ID
00000012167
Mémoire des hommes ID
m005a2954852da4d, m005cc7f85d297e1
Münzkabinett ID
person/13968
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01528347
NE.se ID
rene-cassin
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0000214
NLA Trove people ID
800089
NLP ID
a0000001851234
NUKAT ID
n01027373
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007274794105171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bpmd;=CN
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810632948105606
National Library of Portugal ID
39821
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1239083
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068051840
Nobel Laureate API ID
526
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
1649
Notable Names Database ID
436/000091163
Obálky knih ID
skuk0000214
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3883494
Open Library ID
OL1878005A
Open Plaques subject ID
7556
Our Campaigns candidate ID
31345
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095553727
PM20 folder ID
pe/003055
PUG authority ID
159178
Parsifal cluster ID
233979, 752025
Persée author ID
52602
Prabook ID
7360
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
14664
Quora topic ID
Rene-Cassin
RERO ID (legacy)
A003082303
Roglo person ID
p=rene;n=cassin;oc=2
SANU member ID
kasen-rene
SBN author ID
MILV061306
SHARE Catalogue author ID
413661
SNAC ARK ID
w6ff84g9
Topic's main category
Category:René Cassin
Treccani ID
rene-cassin
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
rene-cassin
Unz Review author ID
CassinRene
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/339029
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdWR3mfGGYvVWhtw3r8YP

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Summary

René Cassin was born on February 5, 1887[1], in Bayonne[2]. He died on February 20, 1976[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a jurist[5], diplomat[6], and politician[7].

FAQs

Where was René Cassin born?

René Cassin's place of birth was Bayonne[2].

Where did René Cassin die?

René Cassin died in Paris[4].

What did René Cassin do for work?

René Cassin worked as a jurist[5], diplomat[6], and politician[7].

Where did René Cassin go to school?

René Cassin was educated at Lycée Masséna[22], Faculté de droit d'Aix-en-Provence[23], and University of Paris[24].

What awards did René Cassin receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[26], Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[27], Croix de guerre 1914–1918[28], and Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [22] ↑ . Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne. wikidata.org.
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  13. [24] ↑ . Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne. wikidata.org.
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  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . Mémoire des hommes. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . conseil-constitutionnel.fr. conseil-constitutionnel.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  41. [45] ↑ . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  44. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [9] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . data.nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  47. [48] ↑ . Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne. wikidata.org.
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  49. [50] ↑ . Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne. wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne. wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . Mémoire des hommes. wikidata.org.
  52. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 7298, 7519
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  2. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 162722
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  3. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 395948
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 395948, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  4. 19w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unz Review author ID → CassinRene
    PM20 folder ID → pe/003055
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37791|batch #37791]]: add P1810 to P12458"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 233979, 752025
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Parsifal cluster ID: 752025, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161615623|René Samuel Cassin (#161615623)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal pers"
  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Our Campaigns candidate ID → 31345
    Place of birth → Bayonne
    Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID → 01272/eu_c_0427/c0427
    BHF author ID → 000001419
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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