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Émilie Tillion

Émilie Tillion

1876–1945

Nationality
France
Occupation
writer

Émilie Tillion (née Cussac; 20 February 1876 – 2 March 1945) was a French writer and art critic.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Ravensbrück concentration camp
    Dates unknown

Biography

Émilie Tillion (née Cussac; 20 February 1876 – 2 March 1945) was a French writer and art critic. Tillion is known for her work on the popular "Les Guides Bleus" and as a member of French Resistance during the Second World War. Tillion was the mother of Germaine Tillion, who was also a Resistance fighter and a noted ethnologist.

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