Germaine Tillion

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Germaine Tillion
Born	(1907-05-30)30 May 1907 Allègre, France
Died	18 April 2008(2008-04-18) (aged 100) Saint-Mandé, France
Resting place	Panthéon, Paris
Nationality	French
Education	École du Louvre École Pratique des Hautes Études École des langues orientales
Occupation	Anthropologist
Parent	Émilie Tillion (mother)

Germaine Tillion (30 May 1907 – 18 April 2008) was a French ethnologist, known for her work in Algeria in the 1950s on behalf of the Government of France. A member of the French Resistance in World War II, she spent time in Ravensbrück concentration camp.