Daniel Cordier

1920 - 2020

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

occupation: historian, art dealer, resistance fighter, painter, art collector

award received: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Companion of the Liberation, Prix Renaudot of essay, Prix Renaudot, Prix Nice-Baie-des-Anges, Order of the British Empire

Daniel Cordier (10 August 1920 – 20 November 2020) was a French Resistance fighter, historian and art dealer. As a member of the Camelots du Roi, he engaged with Free France in June 1940. He was secretary to Jean Moulin from 1942 to 1943, and his opinions evolved to the left. He was named a Companion of the Resistance in 1944, and, after the war, he became a historian and art dealer. He was an advocate for gay rights. Source: Wikipedia (en)