Louis Armand | |
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| Born | Louis François Armand 17 January 1905 Cruseilles, France |
| Died | 30 August 1971 (aged 66) Villers-sur-Mer, France |
| Education | Lycée du Parc |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Inventor, administrator, Resistance fighter |
| Spouse | Geneviève Gazel (m. 1928–1971) |
| Relatives | Antoine Armand (great-grandson) |
Louis François Armand (French pronunciation: [lwi aʁmɑ̃]; 17 January 1905 – 30 August 1971) was a French engineer and senior civil servant who managed several public companies, as well as had a significant role in World War II as an officer in the Resistance. He became the first president of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) as chair of the Armand Commission from 1958 to 1959 before he was elected to the Académie Française in 1963.
A station on Marseille Metro Line 1 opened in 2010 under Boulevard Louis-Armand bears his name.