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Louis Bissinger

1899–1978

Nationality: France
Occupation: painter

Louis Bissinger was a French painter born in Lyon on 24 April 1899.

Incarceration history

Facilities

Buchenwald concentration camp
Dates unknown

Biography

Louis Bissinger was a French painter born in Lyon on 24 April 1899. He died on February 25, 1978, in Rillieux-la-Pape.

Related people

Same nationality and era where possible; falls back to shared nationality or era.

Robert Ploton
1901–1975France
Gilles Gravoille
1914–1991France
Hubert de Lagarde
1898–1945France
Julien Gracq
1910–2007France
Julien Gracq (French: [gÊak]; born Louis Poirier; 27 July 1910 â 22 December 2007) was a French writer.
Alfred Cougnon
1900–1942France
Marcel Paul
1900–1982France
Marcel Paul (French pronunciation: [maÊsÉl pÉl]; 12 July 1900 â 11 November 1982) was a French trade unionist and communist politician.

External references

Wikipedia
Wikidata (Q3261274)