Paul Tirard (2 June 1879 – 23 December 1945) was chairman of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission from 1919 to 1930.[1]
Paul Tirard | |
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Born | |
Died | 23 December 1945 | (aged 66)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Chairman of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission. |
He was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou on 2 June 1879 into a family of industrialists, son of Ferdinand Tirard.[1]
He studied law (docteur en droit de la Faculté de Paris in 1906) before becoming a career civil servant. In 1912 he was involved in setting up the colonial administration of the French Protectorate of Morocco.[2] Président in 1943 of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
He died on 23 December 1945 in Paris, France (17ème arrondissement), 8 rue Anatole de La Forge and was bachelor.[1]
In October 1947 a French school, the Lycée Français Paul Tirard, was established in Mainz.[3]