About Henri Levée
Lived 1885 – 1943 (aged 58). Henri Levée was a French rugby union player.
Henri Levée (17 March 1885 – 26 March 1943) was a French international rugby union player.
Biography An industrialist from Paris, Levée played rugby for Racing Club de France and was capped for his country in their first ever official Test match, as a centre against the 1905–06 All Blacks at the Parc des Princes.
Levée, who was Jewish, was captured by the Germans during World War II and sent to the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen, where he died of pleurisy in 1943 at the age of 58.
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Who was Henri Levée?
rugby union player (1885–1943)
When was Henri Levée born?
Henri Levée was born on 17 March 1885 in Paris.
When did Henri Levée die?
Henri Levée died on 26 March 1943 in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
What was Henri Levée's occupation?
Henri Levée was a rugby union player.
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Henri Levée was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henri Levée. https://biography.guide/henri-levee/
MLA: "Henri Levée." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/henri-levee/.
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