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.

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48.846989, 2.343264

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