Ferdinand Lop
Illustration — Ferdinand Samuel 1939 Ferdinand Samuel Lop, later Samuel Ferdinand-Lop, known as Ferdinand Lop (10 October 1891 in Marseille – 29 October 1974 in Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent) was a French Jewish journalist, draughtsman, English language teacher, writer, poet, and humourist. He stood repeatedly as a satirical candidate for the French Presidency and for the Académie française. He married Sonia Seligman on 18 January 1923 in Paris.
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Ferdinand Lop

L'Ouest-Éclair, journal républicain du matin, n° 15487, 6 avril 1939. · Public domain
- Full name
- Ferdinand Samuel Lop.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- politician, journalist, writer, poet, draftsperson and humorist.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Ferdinand Samuel 1939 Ferdinand Samuel Lop, later Samuel Ferdinand-Lop, known as Ferdinand Lop (10 October 1891 in Marseille – 29 October 1974 in Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent) was a French Jewish journalist, draughtsman, English language teacher, writer, poet, and humourist. He stood repeatedly as a satirical candidate for the French Presidency and for the Académie française. He married Sonia Seligman on 18 January 1923 in Paris.
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Recorded at birth as Ferdinand Samuel Lop. Born at Marseille in 1891, died in Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent in 1974.
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- 1.Ferdinand Lop, bouffon égaré - Libération. archive.wikiwix.com.
- 2.Time Inc. LIFE. 21. 20. 2–4. 1946-11-11. 0024-3019.
- 3.Felton, Bruce. Felton & Fowler's Best, Worst, and Most Unusual. Random House Value Publishing. March 1985. 978-0-517-46297-3.
- 4.FRANCE: Le Front Lopulaire. Time. 1946-05-13. 0040-781X.
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