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Georges Weill (historian)

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Georges Weill
Weill in 2013
Born31 January 1934
Died14 June 2022(2022-06-14) (aged 88)
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole Nationale des Chartes
Occupation(s)Archivist
Historian

Georges Weill (31 January 1934 – 14 June 2022) was a French archivist and historian.[1] He was a heritage curator [fr] and honorary president of the Société des études juives [fr]. He co-founded the Commission française des Archives Juives in 1962 alongside Bernhard Blumenkranz [fr], Gérard Nahon [fr], and Gilbert Cahon. He was Inspector-General of the French Interministerial Service of Archives [fr] from 1989 to 1996 and curator of the library of the Alliance Israélite Universelle from 1958 to 1989. He was an archivist for the Israelite Central Consistory of France from 1967 to 1980.[2]

Weill died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, on 14 June 2022 at the age of 88.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Weill, Georges (1934-....) (in French). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Weill, Georges (1934-2022 ; archiviste)". IdRef (in French).
  3. ^ "Georges J. Weill (1934-2022)". Alliance Israélite Universelle (in French).
  4. ^ "Décès de Georges Weill (prom. 1963)". École Nationale des Chartes (in French). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ MatchID Fichier des décès