Joseph-François Poeymirau (8 November 1869 – 22 February 1924) was a French general.

Childhood

Poeymirau was born in

Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart o ...

on November 8, 1869 and was the son of André Adolphe Poeymirau, a business man, and his wife Delphine Rocacher. He studied at the

Collège Stanislas de Paris The Collège Stanislas de Paris (), colloquially known as Stan, is a highly selective private Catholic school in Paris, situated on " Rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs" in the 6th arrondissement. It has more than 3,000 students, from preschool to '' clas ...

, then the Military School of Saint-Cyr Coetquidan before being accepted to the War College.

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1869 births 1924 deaths French generals People from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques French military personnel of World War I {{France-mil-bio-stub