Paul Tirard
| Paul Tirard | |
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| Born |
June 2, 1879 Croissy-sur-Seine |
| Died | December 23, 1945 (aged Expression error: Unexpected < operator–Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".)Expression error: Unexpected > operator -->66 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Chairman of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission. |
Paul Tirard (2 June 1879 – 23 Décember 1945) was chairman of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission from 1919 to 1930. He took up residence in the Oberpräsidium.[1]
He was born in Croissy-sur-Seine, Yvelines into a family of industrialists. He studied law before becoming a career civil servant. In 1912 he was involved in setting up the colonial administration of the French Protectorate of Morocco.[2] Président in 1943 of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. He died in Paris (17ème arrondissement) 8 rue Anatole de la Forge and was bachelor.
References
- ↑ Pawley (2007) p.21
- ↑ Theis, Kerstin. "Paul Tirard (1879-1945), President of the Rhineland Commission". Rheinische Geschichte. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
Bibliography
- Tirard, Paul (1930). La France sur le Rhin. Paris: Plon.
- Tirard, P. (1930) L'Art français de Rhine pendant l'Occupation 1918-1930. Strasbourg:
Pawley, Margaret (2007). The Watch on the Rhine: The Military Occupation of the Rhineland, 1918-1930. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-457-2.
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- Jardin, P., (1989) 'La politique rhénane de Paul Tirard (1920-1923)', in Revue d'Allemagne 21, pp. 208–216.
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