Jean Boissel
French architect (1891–1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the Gobineau scholar, also named Jean Boissel
Jean Boissel (born Anselme Joseph Médéric Marie Boissel; 1 May 1891 – 19 October 1951) was a French architect, journalist, and far right political activist who was convicted of collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Born | Anselme Joseph Médéric Marie Boissel (1891-05-01)1 May 1891 Bains, Haute-Loire, France |
Died | 19 October 1951(1951-10-19) (aged 60) |
Occupation(s) | Architect, political activist, journalist |
Years active | 1920s-1940s |
Organization | Le Front Franc |
Criminal charge | Collaborationism |
Criminal penalty | Death (commuted to imprisonment) |
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A disabled veteran of World War I, Boissel founded Le Front Franc and the Paris-based periodical Le Réveil du peuple [fr] ("Revival of the People"), which espoused anti-Masonic, anti-parliamentarian, and "antijudéométèque" views. Originally sentenced to death after the war, Boissel died in prison after having his sentence commuted to life imprisonment.