About Georges Weill
Lived 1934 – 2022 (aged 88). Georges Weill was a French archivist and historian.
Georges Weill (31 January 1934 – 14 June 2022) was a French archivist and historian. He was a and honorary president of the . He co-founded the Commission française des Archives Juives in 1962 alongside , , and Gilbert Cahon. He was Inspector-General of the from 1989 to 1996 and curator of the library of the Alliance Israélite Universelle from 1958 to 1989. He was an archivist for the Israelite Central Consistory of France from 1967 to 1980.
Weill died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, on 14 June 2022 at the age of 88.
Distinctions Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (1991) Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1992) Knight of the Legion of Honour (1999)
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Who was Georges Weill?
French archivist and historian
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Georges Weill was born on 31 January 1934 in Strasbourg.
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Georges Weill died on 14 June 2022 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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Georges Weill was an archivist and historian.
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Georges Weill was French.
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