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Joseph Serlin

Crachier, Isère 1868 - Dommartin, Rhône 1944
French politician; member of the Senate for Is7#232;re from 1933 to 1941; assassinated by pro-German forces for his ties to the French resistance
(Wikipedia)

Jean-Louis Chorel & Francisque Lapandéry
1946

Description

Stone bust.

Inscription(s)

A JOSEPH SERLIN
officier de la légion d'honneur
1868-1944
senateur
conseiller general
de la mairie de lyon
de 1909 a 1933

assassine sous l'occupation
allemande le 7 janvier 1944

ce monument erige par
les soins du comite des
amis de joseph serlin a
ete remis solennellement
le 1^er decembre 1946 a
la ville de lyon qui le
place sous la protection
de la population

Lyon - Joseph Serlin

Sculptors

Jean-Louis Chorel (Lyon 1875 - Villeurbanne 1946), French sculptor (Wikipedia).
Francisque Lapandéry (1910 - Dardilly 1961), French sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues.
Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, Réinstallation du Monument à la mémoire de Joseph Serlin.

Locatie (N 45°46'6" - E 4°50'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra132; Photograph: 12 August 2018
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