| Birth: | Oct. 5, 1887 | | Death: | Feb. 20, 1976 | 
Social Reformer. A professor of Law, he joined Charles de Gaulle in London in June 1940. He helped found UNESCO in 1946, and was a leading figure in promoting the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Served as President of the European Court of Human Rights from 1965 to 1968, and received the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize. Entered Pantheon on the centenary of his birth in 1987. (bio by: David Conway)
Search Amazon for René Cassin | | | Burial:
The Pantheon
Paris
Paris
Ile-de-France, France |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Dec 08, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 7519 |
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