Etienne Audibert, (May 14, 1888 – June 6, 1954) was a French engineer, a Mayor of

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, a Vice President of ''Conseil général des mines'', the second chairman of

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(EDF) from 1947 to 1949, a Chair of

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, and a

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of CERCHAR.

Career

Audibert was a student of the Christian school in

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and then at the l'Institution Sainte-Geneviève in

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. In 1907, Audibert began studies at the

École polytechnique (, ; also known as Polytechnique or l'X ) is a ''grande école'' located in Palaiseau, France. It specializes in science and engineering and is a founding member of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. The school was founded in 1794 by mat ...

and was ranked 6th in his class of 170 students during the admissions process. In January 1941, Audibert became the Mayor of the town of

. Audibert was arrested by the

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on June 7, 1944, and transported to the

Neuengamme concentration camp Neuengamme was a network of Nazi concentration camps in northern Germany that consisted of the main camp, Neuengamme, and List of subcamps of Neuengamme, more than 85 satellite camps. Established in 1938 near the village of Neuengamme, Hamburg, N ...

. He returned to France on May 18, 1945.

Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was ...

(June 30, 1925) * Legion Honneur Officier ribbon

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(December 31, 1938) * Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon

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(October 16, 1946) * Legion Honneur GO ribbon

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (December 14, 1949) * Medaille de la Resistance avec rosette ribbon

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He was awarded the

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from the

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in 1940. On January 18, 1951, the medal of the British Institute of Mining Engineers was awarded to Audibert for the year 1950, in recognition of his contributions to the mining industry. Audibert was the second person from France to receive this distinction.

Publications

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Audibert, Etienne 1888 births École Polytechnique Mines Paris - PSL alumni 20th-century French engineers Électricité de France 1954 deaths Recipients of the Legion of Honour People from Senlis Recipients of the Resistance Medal Neuengamme concentration camp survivors