Georges Yvetot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Georges Yvetot

French typographer (1868-1942)

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1868

Place of Birth: 3rd arrondissement of Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 11-May-1942

Profession: typographer, trade unionist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Georges Yvetot

  • Georges Louis François Yvetot (20 July 1868 – 11 May 1942) was a French typographer, anarcho-syndicalist and anti-militarist.
  • He was secretary general of the FĂ©dĂ©ration des Bourses de travail (Federation of Workers' Councils) and deputy secretary general of the ConfĂ©dĂ©ration gĂ©nĂ©rale du travail (CGT – General Confederation of Labour) in the period leading up to World War I (1914–18).
  • He kept a low profile during the war, and in 1918 was dismissed from the CGT leadership.
  • After the war he contributed to many anarchist journals.
  • He died in poverty during World War II (1939–45).

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