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My Take
Marcel Dassault is a figure I find genuinely larger than life. Born Marcel Bloch in Paris in 1892, he built a career in aircraft manufacturing and gave his name to one of the great names in aviation. What moves me is the arc behind the honors -- the Croix de Guerre and the full ladder of the Legion of Honour up to the Grand Cross don't get handed out lightly, and the 1976 Daniel Guggenheim Medal marks real engineering stature. That he also served in both houses of the French Parliament for over three decades tells me he was an industrialist who shaped a nation, not just a balance sheet.
Overview
Marcel Dassault (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl daso]; born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. He was also involved in politics, serving intermittently over more than three decades in both houses of the French Parliament from 1951 until his death in 1986.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marcel Dassault
- Name (Japanese)
- マルセル・ダッソー
- Reading
- まるせる・だっそー
- Born
- January 22, 1892 – April 17, 1986
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- 9th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- aerospace engineer / inventor / entrepreneur / businessperson / media proprietor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Toulouse (1896-1968)
Awards & achievements
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- 1976 Daniel Guggenheim Medal
- Grande médaille de l'Aéro-Club de France
- Croix de Guerre
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.