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René Cassin

1887 - 1976

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René Samuel Cassin (5 October 1887 – 20 February 1976) was a French jurist known for co-authoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Bayonne, Cassin served as a soldier in the First World War during which he was seriously wounded. He was of Portuguese-Jewish descent. On 24 June 1940, during the Second World War, Cassin heeded General Charles de Gaulle's radio appeal and joined him in London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Cassin is the 123rd most popular social activist (down from 113th in 2019), the 1,068th most popular biography from France (down from 1,023rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Social Activist.

René Cassin was a French jurist and a founding member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. He is most famous for drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, René Cassin ranks 123 out of 840. Before him are Betty Ford, Vesna Vulović, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Edmond James de Rothschild, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, and Izz ad-Din al-Qassam. After him are Catharine MacKinnon, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, William Luther Pierce, Susan B. Anthony, Georgy Gapon, and Kang Pan-sok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, René Cassin ranks 43. Before him are Alvin York, Alexander Archipenko, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Erich Mendelsohn, Kurt Schwitters, and George Pólya. After him are John Reed, Emilio Mola, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Harald Bohr, Violet Jessop, and Boris Karloff. Among people deceased in 1976, René Cassin ranks 40. Before him are Juscelino Kubitschek, Émile Benveniste, George Whipple, Tove Ditlevsen, Benjamin Graham, and João Goulart. After him are Andrei Grechko, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Josef Albers, Dalton Trumbo, George Ostrogorsky, and Murtala Mohammed.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Cassin ranks 1,068 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter Faber (1506), William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099), Edmond James de Rothschild (1845), Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764), Laurent Blanc (1965), and Tetricus I (250). After him are Claude-Louis Navier (1785), Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Jeanne Baret (1740), Louisa Maria Stuart (1692), and Clotilde of France (1759).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In France

Among social activists born in France, René Cassin ranks 9. Before him are Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573), Léon Jouhaux (1879), Louise Michel (1830), René Just Haüy (1743), Flora Tristan (1803), and Edmond James de Rothschild (1845). After him are Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208), Abbé Pierre (1912), Balthasar Gérard (1557), Jacques Roux (1752), Ravachol (1859), and Marina Ginestà (1919).

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