Marcel Dassault | |
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Born | Marcel Ferdinand Bloch[1] 23 January 1892 9th arrondissement of Paris, France |
Died | 17 April 1986 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | (aged 94)
Resting place | Passy Cemetery, Paris |
Education | Lycée Condorcet |
Alma mater | Breguet School[2] Supaéro |
Occupation(s) | Engineer and industrialist |
Spouse | Madeleine Minckès |
Children | Claude Dassault Serge Dassault |
Relatives | Darius Paul Dassault (brother) |
Awards | Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1976) |
Marcel Dassault (French pronunciation: [daso]; born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch;[1] 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. He was also involved in politics, serving intermittently more than three decades in both houses of the French Parliament from 1951 until his death in 1986.