Adrien Tixier
Adrien Tixier (31 January 1893 in Folles ( Haute-Vienne) – 18 February 1946 in Paris) was a French politician and diplomat who was the Free French ambassador to the United States. Career He was the son of Pierre-Edouard Tixier, a blacksmith, and Marie-Françoise Derosier. Destined for a career in education, he studied at the ''école normale'' (teachers' college) at Châteauroux and became a teacher of technical subjects. In August 1914, he was enlisted as a reserve officer and served in the First World War. Shortly after being called up, he was wounded in the Ardennes and underwent the amputation of his left arm. He returned to his teaching career in August 1915 and became a senior teacher at the École supérieure professionnelle in the town of Albi. Active in the Socialist Party, he met Albert Thomas and held from 1920 various offices within the International Labour Office in Geneva, including that of CEO in 1936. On 20 June 1940, with Professor Edgard Milhaud, and ...
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Lot 11611-2 (25233865406)
Lot or LOT or The Lot or ''similar'' may refer to: Common meanings Areas *Land lot, an area of land *Parking lot, for automobiles *Backlot, in movie production Sets of items *Lot number, in batch production *Lot, a set of goods for sale together in an auction; or a quantity of a financial instrument Chance *Sortition (drawing lots) **Cleromancy, divination by casting lots **Arabian lots, or Arabic parts, an astrological divination technique People *Lot (name), including a list of people with the given name Characters *Lot (biblical person), figure in the Book of Genesis *King Lot, in Arthurian legend Places *Lot, Belgium, a village in the municipality of Beersel *Lot (department), in southwest France *Lot (river), in southern France *Lostock railway station, Bolton, England *Lewis University Airport, Illinois, United States * The Lot, the current name of Samuel Goldwyn Studio Arts and media *"Lot", a story by Ward Moore *Backlot, in movie production * ''The Lot'', is a short-l ...
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