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After his conviction in 1947 and release in 1954, in the second part of his life he became a historian, with a focus on the Arab world, and in 1981 won the Prix Broquette-Gonin.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 July 1901","date":"1901-07-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"17th arrondissement of Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q197297"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"24 February 1983","date":"1983-02-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"18th arrondissement of Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200126"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187"},{"text":"musicologist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14915627"},{"text":"historian","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201788"},{"text":"translator","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333634"},{"text":"military historian","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1493121"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"French Popular Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2498858"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209842"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president (since 1976)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30461","start":"1976"},{"text":"secretary of state (9 June 1941 – 26 September 1942)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125945446","start":"1941-06-09","end":"1942-09-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Broquette-Gonin prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3404419","date":"1981"},{"text":"Order of the Francisque","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1442352"},{"text":"Prix Fabien","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56380252","date":"1976"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Benoist-M%C3%A9chin","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431802"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Jacques Benoist-Méchin born?","a":"Jacques Benoist-Méchin was born on 1 July 1901 in 17th arrondissement of Paris."},{"q":"What positions has Jacques Benoist-Méchin held?","a":"Positions held by Jacques Benoist-Méchin include: president (since 1976); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jacques Benoist-Méchin pris par Sophie Bassouls.jpg — Sophie Bassoul, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Jacques Benoist-Méchin\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jacques-benoist-mechin. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jacques-benoist-mechin","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jacques-benoist-mechin","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/jacques-benoist-mechin?lang=ne"}}