Jean Boissel
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Jean Boissel
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| Born |
1 May 1891 Bains, Haute-Loire, France |
| Died | 19 October 1951 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Occupation | Architect, political activist, journalist |
| Years active | 1920s-1940s |
| Organization | Le Front Franc |
| Criminal charge | Collaborationism |
| Criminal penalty | Death (commuted to imprisonment) |
Jean Anselme Boissel (1 May 1891 – 19 October 1951) was a French architect, journalist, and far right political activist who was convicted of collaboration with Nazi Germany.
A disabled veteran of World War I, Boissel founded Le Front Franc— and the Paris-based periodical, Le Réveil du peuple ([Revival of the People])— which espoused anti-Masonic, anti-parliamentarian, and "antijudéométèque" views. Originally sentenced to death after the war, Boissel died in prison.
Jean Anselme Boissel was born in Bains, Haute-Loire. His father was a policeman.
Boissel fought in World War I; he was severely injured and received the Croix de Guerre. He was the architect of many buildings, mainly villas in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, some of which are classified in the general inventory of French architectural heritage.
Boissel came to be heavily influenced by the ethno-racialist concepts of Arthur de Gobineau. He became active in political journalism and, in 1933, he published a book titled Les Croix le sang ([The Cross of Blood]). In 1934, he undertook the founding of a far-right league called Racisme International Fascism, later renamed Le Front Franc. Starting in March 1936, Boissel founded the Paris-based periodical , which he edited as an organ of the Front.
Boissel established contacts with the leaders of the German Nazi Party. In May 1935, he went to Nuremberg to participate in the congress of the Universal Anti-Jewish League (La Ligue Antijuive Universelle) alongside Julius Streicher.
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