Val-de-Grâce in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Jacques Solomon

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023

1. Jacques Solomon Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici habitait
Jacques Solomon
Docteur es sciences
Organisateur de la resistance universitaire
Fusille au Mont Valerien le 23 mai 1942 a l'age de 34 ans

(English translation:)

Here lived Jacques Solomon, Doctor of Science, organizer of university resistancé. Was shot at Mont Valerian on May 23, 1942 at the age of 34.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 23, 1942.

Location. 48° 50.482′ N, 2° 20.882′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Val-de-Grâce. It is on Rue Vauquelin, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Rue Vauquelin, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932-2007) (within shouting distance of this marker); July 21, 1944 Jewish Deportation Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Hemon (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Guillevic (about 210 meters away); Alfred Kastler (about 210 meters away); Le laboratoire de physique de l'E.N.S. / The Physics Laboratory of the ENS (about 210 meters away); Eglise Saint-Médard (about 240 meters away); Oronce Fine (about 240 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Jacques Solomon (Wikipedia).

Overview: Jacques Solomon (4 February 1908 – 23 May 1942) was a French physicist and Marxist who played a central role in the debate over quantum mechanics in France in the 1930s and 1940s. He was killed by firing squad at Fort Mont-Valérien in 1942.

On his execution: … Jacques Solomon was arrested by the special brigades on 2 March 1942 in a Paris cafe where he was having a working meeting for L'Université with Dr. Jean-Claude Bauer, who was also arrested. He was interned at the police station until 20 March,
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023

2. Jacques Solomon Marker - wide view
then at the Cherche-Midi prison until 11 May, and finally at La Santé Prison. He was handed over to the Germans and executed as a hostage on 23 May 1942 at Fort Mont-Valérien…

(Submitted on July 16, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.