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Pierre Grégoire Balmain, born on May 18, 1914 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, FRA, died in 1982

The Human

  • Who is Pierre Balmain?
    Pierre Balmain was a human born in France in the early months of 1914. The sex at birth is presumed to be male.
  • What's the history of this record on The Population Project?
    This record was created on April 19, 2024 on The Population Project. It was last edited on May 12, 2024.

The Context

  • What was the context in France in 1914?
    Germany declares war on France. French defeat at the Battle of Charleroi. France loses the Battle of the Borders. Retreat from the Marne (August 23-30).Austrian and German subjects residing in France were sent to concentration camps; their existing assets in France are placed under sequestration.
  • They were born in 1914
    Pierre Balmain - Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as the architecture of movement.
    Nicolas de Stael - French painter of Russian origin
    Pierre Balmain - Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as the architecture of movement.
  • They died in 1982
    Louis Aragon - Frequent nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
    Clara Malraux - French writer and translator, and a member of the French Resistance during WWII.
    Patrick Bourdeaux - French film actor.

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Details
  • Sex at Birth:
    Male
  • Full Name:
    PIERRE GRÉGOIRE BALMAIN
  • Reference Country:
    France
  • Date of birth:
    May 18, 1914
  • Country of Birth:
    France
  • Place of Birth:
    Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne Rhône Alpes
  • Date of death:
    June 29, 1982
  • Place of Death:
    Paris, Ile de France, France
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