Biography
He was born on November 8, 1881 in Paris to a textile industrialist. He was educated at the Faculté des Sciences, studying engineering at the Sorbonne. He served in World War I and was made an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur. In November, 1928 he was married to Carmen de Quiros on board the Ile de France while sailing to New York. He died on December 6, 1957.
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