Louis Escallier (11 January 1883 – 11 July 1965) was a French businessman. He was a financial inspector and then the governor of the Banque de l'Algérie from 1934 to 1946,[1] chairman of the Crédit Lyonnais from 1946 to 1949, and then the third chairman of the Électricité de France from 1949 to 1952.[2]
Louis Escallier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Edme Louis Escallier 11 January 1883 Malesherbes, Loiret, France |
| Died | 11 July 1965 (aged 82) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | France |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, banker |
| Organisation(s) | Banque de l'Algérie Crédit Lyonnais Électricité de France |
| Known for | Inspection générale des finances Chair of Électricité de France (1949–1952) |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur |
Escallier was one of the senior financial officials arrested in August 1943 and detained in Germany. He was deported on 13 August 1943, from Compiègne to the Buchenwald concentration camp as a "Personnalité-otage" – On 31 August, Escallier was transferred to the Plansee subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp.[3]
References edit
- ^ Joly, Hervé (4 August 2011). "Mobilités patronales dans l'après-guerre et impact de l'épuration" (PDF). hal.archives-ouvertes.fr. p. 99. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Notre histoire". entreprise-edf.weebly.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Liste alphabétique (dates de départ inconnues) (I.298.)". bddm.org. Fondation Pour la Memoire de la Deportation. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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