Jean Moulin
French Resistance member
Died when: 44 years 18 days (528 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Jean Pierre Moulin (French: [??~ mu.l?~]; 20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943) was a French civil servant and resistant who served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance during World War II from 27 May 1943 until his death less than two months later.
A prefect in Aveyron (1937–1939) and Eure-et-Loir (1939–1940), he is remembered today as one of the main heroes of the French Resistance and for his efforts to unify it under Charles de Gaulle.
He was tortured by German officer Klaus Barbie while in Gestapo custody. His death was registered at Metz railway station.
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