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Q232873
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French jurist (1887-1976)
Q232873 refers to a French legal scholar and jurist who lived from 1887 to 1976 and made contributions to the field of law during the 20th century. While the specific details of his work aren't provided here, French jurists of this era were influential in shaping modern legal theory and practice in Europe.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1968
“for his struggle to ensure the rights of man as stipulated in the UN Declaration”
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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