Armand Marquiset

Armand Marquiset, French philanthropist, humanitarian and nobleman, was born on September 29, 1900, in the château of Montguichet near Paris and died on July 14, 1981, in Burtonport, Ireland.

He founded several non-profit organizations, for example Les petits frères des Pauvres (1946), a large French charity that takes care of elderly people, and Frères des Hommes (1965).

External links

http://www.petitsfreres.asso.fr/qui-sommes-nous-/l-histoire.html Brief history of les petits frères des Pauvres (in French)
http://www.petitsfreres.asso.fr/index.php?rub=7746&lang=FR&view=afficher_article_complet&textes=12238l Biography of Armand Marquiset (in French)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 66470772 LCCN: n83033890 ISNI: 0000 0000 3420 3384 SUDOC: 027011364 BNF: cb11914688x (data)

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