Germaine Tillion

Birth Name:

Germaine Tillion

Birth Date:

May 30, 1907

Birth Place:

Allègre, Haute-Loire, France

Death Date:

April 18, 2008

Place of Death:

Her home in Saint-Mandé, France

Age:

100

Cause of Death:

Natural Causes

Cemetery Name:

Le Panthéon

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Germaine Tillion was a French ethnologist, best known for her work in Algeria in the 1950s on behalf of the French government. She was member of the French resistance, she spent time in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Germaine Tillion is one of only five women buried in Le Panthéon.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Le Panthéon

Place du Panthéon

Paris, , 75005

France

Europe

Map:

Grave Location:

Crypt

Grave Location Description

Enter through the main entrance, and go straight all the way to the back of the building. There will be a sign pointing left to go to the Crypt. Follow the signs and go down the staircase to the Crypt. In the Crypt, equal in size to the main hall above, though with space consumed by structural elements, you’ll see the tombs and memorials in various rooms branching out from the main hallway. Germaine Tillion is located in an alcove with Pierre Brossolette, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, and Jean Zay.