Anne Beaumanoir

French physician, Righteous among the Nations

Anne Beaumanoir (30 October 1923 – 4 March 2022) was a French neurophysiologist. She was known for helping Jews in Brittany during the Second World War. She was a part of the Righteous Among the Nations. She was also part of the French Resistance during the Second World War. She was sent to jail for supporting the FLN in the Algerian War.

Anne Beaumanoir
Beaumanoir c. 1940
Born(1923-10-30)30 October 1923
Died4 March 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 98)
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, Côtes-du-Nord, France
CitizenshipFrance
OccupationNeurophysiologist
Political partyFrench Communist Party
AwardsRighteous Among the Nations (1996)

Beaumanor died on 4 March 2022 in Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, France at the age of 98.[1]

References change

  1. Burban, Thibault (7 March 2022). "Côtes-d'Armor. Ancienne résistante, Anne Beaumanoir est décédée à l'âge de 98 ans" [Cotes d'Armor. Former resistance fighter, Anne Beaumanoir is deceased at the age of 98]. Ouest France. Retrieved 8 March 2022.