Petit-Montrouge in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Jean Texcier
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
1. Jean Texcier Marker
qu'il habita de 1910 à 1957
Jean Texcier
a rédigé les “Conseils à l'Occupé"
le premier écrit clandestin
publié sous l'Occupation
en 1940
In this house where he lived from 1910 to 1957, Jean Texcier wrote “Tips for the Occupied”, the first clandestine writing published under the Occupation in 1940.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1940.
Location. 48° 49.616′ N, 2° 19.685′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. It is on Rue Leneveux, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Rue Leneveux, Paris, Île-de-France 75014, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Geo Andre (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Pergaud (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); L’École Poétique de Lunain (about 90 meters away); Jean Rouch (about 180 meters away); France Clidat (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Vladimir Ilitch Lénine / Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Charles Le Goffic (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gustave Pommier (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Jean Texcier (Wikipedia, in French).
Excerpt: Jean Texcier, born in Rouen on October 6, 1888 and died on March 22, 1957 in Paris, was a French painter, illustrator and journalist, and part-owner of Paris-Normandy.(Submitted on May 13, 2024.)
During the Second World War, he quickly joined the Resistance. In July 1940, he wrote a “A Little Manual for Dignity”: Tips for the Occupied. He followed it up in November with Propos à l’Occupé, then with Lettres à François and finally with La France livrée (“France Delivered”), where he collected documents on the collaboration. He participatedin the creation of the Liberation movement and sat on the Commission de la Presse Clandestine (“Clandestine Press Commission”) from 1943.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 20242. Jean Texcier Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
3. Jean Texcier Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
