Jean Chamoux
Jean Chamoux (1925, La Roche-sur-Foron – 2007) was a French photographer who started his career during World War II in the Savoyard bush. He first covered the landings by parachute during the Battle of Glières (1 August 1944). He settled in Paris in 1947 and worked actively until the 1980s.
Jean Chamoux
- Full name
- Jean Samuel Eugène Chamoux.
- Born
- 1925. · La Roche-sur-Foron.
- Died
- 2007. · Ivry-sur-Seine.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- photographer.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean Chamoux (1925, La Roche-sur-Foron – 2007) was a French photographer who started his career during World War II in the Savoyard bush. He first covered the landings by parachute during the Battle of Glières (1 August 1944). He settled in Paris in 1947 and worked actively until the 1980s.
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Recorded at birth as Jean Samuel Eugène Chamoux. Born at La Roche-sur-Foron in 1925, died in Ivry-sur-Seine in 2007.
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