Raymond Aubrac
Raymond Aubrac | |
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Aubrac in 2008 | |
| Born | Raymond Samuel 31 July 1914 Vesoul, France |
| Died | 10 April 2012 (aged 97) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Salornay-sur-Guye |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée Saint-Louis |
| Alma mater | École nationale des ponts et chaussées Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | French Resistance leader, member of the Provisional Consultative Assembly in Algiers, commissioner in Marseille (1944–1945), co-founder of the Mouvement de la Paix, civil engineer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 (son Jean-Pierre, daughters Catherine and Élisabeth) |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
Raymond Aubrac (born Samuel, 31 July 1914 – 10 April 2012) was a member of the French Resistance in World War II. A civil engineer by trade, he assisted General Charles Delestraint within the Armée secrète. Aubrac and his wife Lucie, both communist Resistance members, were friends with Ho Chi Minh; US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger solicited his help amid the Vietnam War to establish contact with North Vietnam.