General Michel Laurent Marie Joseph Lafont (1874–1961) was the third
Chief Scout of
Scouts de France from 1936 to 1948, the first and only Chief Scout of
Scoutisme Français from 1940 to 1948,
Europa Scout Revues
/ref> and member of the International Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...
(WOSM). he is buried in Saint-Étienne Cemetery in Bayonne
Bayonne () is a city in southwestern France near the France–Spain border, Spanish border. It is a communes of France, commune and one of two subprefectures in France, subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments of France, departm ...
.
Background
LaFont was a French General who in his retirement devoted his work to Scouting.
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Lafont, Michel-Laurent-Marie-Joseph
1874 births
1961 deaths
Scouting and Guiding in France
World Scout Committee members
People of the French Third Republic
French people of World War I
French Army generals of World War II
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