Gros-Caillou in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Robert Garric
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
1. Robert Garric Marker
Fondateur
des Equipes Sociales
habita cette maison
de 1933 a 1967
Robert Garric, founder of the Equipes Sociales (“Social Teams”), lived in this building from 1933 to 1967.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical date for this entry is June 18, 1967.
Location. 48° 51.455′ N, 2° 18.231′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Gros-Caillou. Marker is on Avenue Bosquet, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Avenue Bosquet, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mémorial par les Aveugles Combattants Voluntaires / Blind Resistance Volunteers Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Georges Leygues (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); François Mitterand (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Jacques Madeleine (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); L’École Militaire / The Military Academy
this page online
Also see . . . Robert Garric (Wikipedia, in French).
Excerpt (in translation): Robert Garric, born in Aurillac (Cantal) on July 24, 1896 and died in Paris on June 18 , 1967, was a Frenchman of letters. He was, according to Jean Guitton, a "knight-errant of national relief, of social hope".(Submitted on July 27, 2023.)
…Through his reading, his teachers and his experience of the war - he was mobilized in 1917 - he was a social Catholic. He was the founder of the “Social Teams” in 1920, which aimed to constitute a social elite and to bring the good word on the brotherhood born from the trenches to the workers, in the tradition of patronages…
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
2. Robert Garric Marker - wide view
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
3. Robert Garric Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
