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Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

Gaston Palewski

 
 
Gaston Palewski Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
1. Gaston Palewski Marker
Inscription.  
Ici vécut Gaston Palewski
Compagnon de la Liberation
Ministre d'État
Ambassadeur de France en Italie
Président du Conseil Constitutionnel
Grand-Croix de la Legion d'Honneur
1901-1984

(English translation:)

Here lived Gaston Palewski
Compagnon de la Libération
Minister of State
French Ambassador to Italy
President of the Constitutional Council
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
1901-1984

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, World II.
 
Location. 48° 51.449′ N, 2° 20.118′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is on Rue Bonaparte, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Rue Bonaparte, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henri Troyat (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoré de Balzac (within shouting distance of this marker); Edouard Manet
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Le Marechal Lyautey / Marshal Lyautey (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander von Humboldt (within shouting distance of this marker); La Republique de Jean-François Soitoux (within shouting distance of this marker); Roger Joseph Boscovich (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Anatole France (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .  Gaston Palewski (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "Gaston Palewski (20 March 1901 – 3 September 1984), French politician, was a close associate of Charles de Gaulle during and after World War II. He is also remembered as the lover of the English novelist Nancy Mitford, and appears in a fictionalised form in two of her novels."
(Submitted on June 12, 2022.) 
 
Gaston Palewski Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
2. Gaston Palewski Marker - wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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