André François-Poncet
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 46 years ago |
Date of birth | June 13,1887 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Provins |
France | |
Date of died | January 8,1978 |
Died | 16th Arrondissement |
Paris | |
France | |
Children | Jean François-Poncet |
Education | Sciences Po |
Current partner | Jacqueline François-Poncet |
Previous position | French High Commissioner to West Germany (1949–1955), Ambassador of France to Germany (1931–1938) |
Books | The Fateful Years: Memoirs of a French Ambassador in Berlin, 1931-1938 |
Stendhal en Allemagne | |
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ID | 1762297 |
André François-Poncet Life story
André François-Poncet was a French politician and diplomat whose post as ambassador to Germany allowed him to witness first-hand the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and the Nazi regime's preparations for World War II. François-Poncet was the son of a counselor of the Court of Appeals in Paris.