1. Daniel Cordier was a French Resistance fighter, historian and art dealer.
20 Facts About Daniel Cordier
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Daniel Cordier was secretary to Jean Moulin from 1942 to 1943, and his opinions evolved to the left.
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Daniel Cordier was named a Companion of the Liberation in 1944, and, after the war, he became a historian and art dealer.
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When Daniel joined the French Resistance in London, he listed his official last name as "Bouyjou-Cordier".
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Daniel Cordier attended various Catholic schools, such as the Ecole Saint-Elme d'Arcachon.
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Daniel Cordier admired Charles Maurras and was anti-Semitic, anti-socialist, anti-communist, anti-democratic, and ultranationalist during this period.
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In June 1940, while with his family in Bescat, Daniel Cordier listened on the radio as Philippe Petain announced the French surrender to Germany and the armistice.
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Daniel Cordier was assigned to the Bataillon de chasseurs de Camberley to undergo training.
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Daniel Cordier quickly reached Lyon and began under the service of Jean Moulin of the French National Committee.
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Daniel Cordier took the pseudonym Alain and began work as Moulin's secretary.
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Daniel Cordier managed mail and radio links to London and created various organs of the Resistance.
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Daniel Cordier's work led to the foundation of the National Council of the Resistance on 27 May 1943.
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Daniel Cordier crossed the Pyrenees and entered Pamplona, where he was briefly interned at the Miranda concentration camp.
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Historian Jacques Baynac suggested in his book Presume Jean Moulin that Daniel Cordier had been arrested by Nazi Germany around 14 June 1943, a claim denied by Daniel Cordier.
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Daniel Cordier dedicated himself to political activism, having given up his far-right beliefs after becoming acquainted with the radical socialist Jean Moulin.
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Daniel Cordier spoke highly of Jean Moulin in the preface to his donation to the Centre Pompidou.
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Daniel Cordier was a friend of Roland Barthes, as well as a tutor for Herve Vilard and inspired him to pursue a singing career.
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Daniel Cordier received the award at his home in Cannes on 7 July 2020.
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Daniel Cordier died in Cannes on 20 November 2020 at the age of 100.
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Daniel Cordier's death left Hubert Germain as the last surviving Companion of the Liberation.