André Arnyvelde (29 November 1881 – 2 February 1942) was a French

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and

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. A Jew, he was imprisoned in the

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, where he died in 1942.

Works

* ''La Courtisane'', dramatic comedy in five acts, in verses, Éditions Fasquelle, 1906 * ''L'Arche'', Société mutuelle d'édition, 1920

References

Sources

* Claude Carras, « Ceux qu'ils ont tué : André Arnyvelde », ''Gavroche'', 8 février 1945, p. 33. *

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