Jacques Arthuys
Jacques Arthuys | |
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| Born | 15 February 1894 Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
| Died | 9 September 1943 (aged 49) Hinzert concentration camp, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Known for | Resistance leader |
Jacques Arthuys (15 February 1894 – 9 September 1943) was a French industrialist, a right-wing intellectual and an early leader of the French Fascist movement. He was initially a pan-European but became opposed to the Nazi movement. During World War II (1939–45) he was leader of a French Resistance organization. He was arrested, deported to a concentration camp and killed by the Germans.