Armand Marquiset

French philanthropist, humanitarian, and nobleman

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20120911061727/http://www.petitsfreres.asso.fr/qui-sommes-nous-/l-histoire.html Brief history of les petits frères des Pauvres (in French)
https://web.archive.org/web/20131012060438/http://www.petitsfreres.asso.fr/index.php?rub=7746&lang=FR&view=afficher_article_complet&textes=12238l Biography of Armand Marquiset (in French)