Andrée Jacob
Andrée Jacob | |
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Born | July 22, 1906 |
Died | February 6, 2002 | (aged 95)
Andrée Jacob (22 July 1906 - 6 February 2002) was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War. Initially working in publishing, she played an active part in the French Resistance during the Second World War. Post war she became a journalist for the newspaper Le Monde, and worked to preserve Parisian cultural heritage. She was the partner of fellow Resistance member Éveline Garnier and the cousin of the artist Max Jacob.[1]
Early life
Andrée Madeleine Jacob was born on 22 July 1906
She met her life partner, Éveline Garnier, through the Catholic circles which revolved around the latter's uncle, the philosopher Jacques Maritain.[3] Jacob worked as a civil servant at the Palais de Chaillot Museum.[2]
Second World War
Following the
Jacob helped to save Jews from
Jacob's most publicised and best known resistance act during the war was during the liberation of the
Post war
Andrée Jacob became head of the archives department at the
She joined the Société historique du VIe arrondissement in 1974, and was a director of the Society from 1978 to 2002.[2] In 1986, Jacob became a member of the Commission du vieux Paris, a municipal organisation with a mission to consult on and support the protection of heritage within urban planning policies of the city of Paris. She wrote several books on the capital's heritage before 1991.[8]
Andrée Jacob died on 6 February 2002 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. She was buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery, in grave no. 97 CC 1907 (24th division - 5th row from the north - 20th row from the east). Her grave was restored in spring 2022.
Honours
- Médaille de la Résistance française (1945)
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (1945)
- Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1946)
- Officier de la Légion d'honneur (1965)
- Officier de l'instruction publique
- Officier de l'ordre du Mérite du Bénin
- Chevalier des Arts et Lettres
Publications
- Catalogue de l'exposition "La Presse à Paris: 1851-1981" Paris, BHVP, (1983)
- Guide de l'exposition "Paris vécu, Paris rêvé": victor Hugo 1885-1985" Paris, (1985)
- Vie et histoire du VIe arrondissement Paris, Hervas, (1986)
- Vie et histoire du VIIIe arrondissement (1987).[9]
- Vie et histoire du IIe Arrondissement (1988).[10]
- Il y a un siècle, quand les dames tenaient salon Paris, A. Seydoux, 1991[11]]
Commemoration
On 29 August 2019, the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, two tree lined avenue, l'allée Andrée-Jacob and l'allée Éveline-Garnier were inaugurated in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris in memory of Jacob and Garnier and their relationship of over half a century.[12][13][14][15]
References
- ^ État-civil de Paris en ligne: acte de naissance Paris, No. 693.
- ^ a b c d "CTHS - JACOB Andrée Madeleine". cths.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ a b c d Marie-Jo Bonnet raconte les résistantes oubliées, Ouest-France, 28 septembre 2013.
- ^ "A Paris, les voies de la Résistance". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ Bonnet, Auteur Marie-Jo. "Conférence à Strasbourg: Andrée Jacob (1906-2002) et Eveline Garnier (1904-1989),". La page de Marie-Jo Bonnet (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "FRAN_IR_053870 - Online catalogue". www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- OCLC 732012047.
- ^ "Andrée Jacob". Site de la BNF..
- OCLC 19060005.
- OCLC 23146459.
- OCLC 24871360.
- ^ "A Paris, les voies de la Résistance". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Des places et des rues en hommage aux militants LGBTQI+". www.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Besnard, Anne V. (2019-06-05). "25 lieux parisiens inaugurés en hommage à des personnalités et événements LGBTQI ou friendly". Association STOP HOMOPHOBIE | Information - Prévention - Aide aux victimes (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Bonnet, Marie-Jo. "Inauguration des allées Andrée Jacob et Eveline Garnier square Louvois, Paris 2e". La page de Marie-Jo Bonnet (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-24.