René Cassin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Cassin

French jurist

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1887

Place of Birth: Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1976

Profession: politician, jurist, diplomat

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

René Samuel Cassin (5 October 1887 – 20 February 1976) was a French jurist known for co-authoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Bayonne, Basque Country, the son of a French-Jewish merchant, he served as a soldier in World War I.
He formed the Union Fédérale, a leftist, pacifist organisation for veterans.
During the Second World War he served in the Free French government-in-exile in London and between 1944 and 1959 was a member of the Council of State.
Seconded to the UN Commission on Human Rights in 1946, he was responsible for the first full draft of the Universal Declaration.
For this work he would receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968.
That same year, he was awarded one the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Prizes.