DM
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French politician, member of the French Resistance
A.K.A.
Daniel William Mayer
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Male
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Birth:
29 April 1909(Paris)
Death:
29 December 1996(Orsay)
The details
Biography
Daniel William Mayer (29 April 1909 – 29 December 1996) was a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), a socialist party in France, president of the Ligue des droits de l'homme (LDH, Human Rights League) from 1958 to 1975. He founded the Comité d'Action Socialiste in 1941 and was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistant Socialist group. Mayer also supported the Libération-sud resistance movement headed by Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie.