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Joseph Avenol

1879 - 1952

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Joseph Louis Anne Marie Charles Avenol (French: [ʒozɛf lwi an maʁi ʃaʁl avnɔl]; 9 June 1879 – 2 September 1952) was a French diplomat. He served as the second Secretary General of the League of Nations from 3 July 1933 to 31 August 1940. He was preceded by Sir Eric Drummond of the United Kingdom, who was general secretary between 1920 and 1933. He was succeeded by the Irish diplomat Seán Lester, who was general secretary between 1940 and 1946, when the League dissolved. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Avenol is the 5,487th most popular politician (up from 13,631st in 2019), the 1,569th most popular biography from France (up from 4,132nd in 2019) and the 380th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Avenol ranks 5,487 out of 19,576. Before him are Suintila, Zechariah of Israel, Wu Qi, Merikare, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, and Terauchi Masatake. After him are Cylon of Athens, Henri, Count of Paris, Valerius Valens, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Gaius Lutatius Catulus, and William I, Count of Hainaut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Joseph Avenol ranks 53. Before him are Adolf Strauss, Franz Reichelt, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Joe Hill, and Frederick Griffith. After him are Nikolai Medtner, Aimo Cajander, Hisaichi Terauchi, Kartini, Edward Steichen, and Vladko Maček. Among people deceased in 1952, Joseph Avenol ranks 37. Before him are Charles Lightoller, Bedřich Hrozný, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Pedro Lascuráin, Jack Parsons, and Efim Bogoljubov. After him are Bernard Lyot, Robert Guérin, René Grousset, Jigme Wangchuck, Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, and Hans Kramers.

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In France

Among people born in France, Joseph Avenol ranks 1,569 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine Busnois (1430), Maria Francisca of Savoy (1646), Richardis (840), Alain Juppé (1945), Chris Marker (1921), and La Voisin (1640). After him are Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (1817), Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464), Honoré d'Urfé (1567), Guy de Chauliac (1300), Lolo Ferrari (1963), and Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Joseph Avenol ranks 380. Before him are Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Maria of Montpellier (1182), Sextus Afranius Burrus (1), Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692), Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (1609), and Alain Juppé (1945). After him are Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464), Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746), Victorinus (300), Guillaume de Beaujeu (1300), Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1605), and Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337).

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