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George Labouchère
British diplomat and collector of modern art
Sir George Peter LabouchereGBE KCMG FRSA (2 December 1905 in London – 14 June 1999 in Dudmaston Hall, Shropshire)[1] was a British diplomat and collector of modern art.
Career
[edit]Labouchere was educated at Charterhouse School and the Sorbonne, and entered the Diplomatic Service in 1929.[1][2]
He was Deputy-Commissioner for Austria, 1951–53, Minister to Hungary 1953–55,[3]Ambassador to Belgium 1955–60,[4] and Ambassador to Spain 1960–66.[5][2] He was a member of the Society of Dilettanti and was associated at various stages with the Tate Gallery, London, serving as president of the Friends of the Tate.[2] He was an avid art collector, buying, at various stages, works by British artists including Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Lynn Chadwick and Ben Nicholson. He also bought contemporary continental works, including Victor Vasarely, Antoni Tàpies, Pierre Soulages, Jean Dubuffet and Max Ernst.[6]
Family
[edit]Labouchere was a descendant of an old Huguenot merchant family exiled in the 17th century to England, which included prominent politicians such as Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton and Henry Du Pr
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Peter Caesar Labouchere (1772 - 1839)
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The Airmen's Stories - Adj. F H E J A de Labouchere
Francois Henri Edmond Joseph Andre de Labouchere was born on 18th September 1917 at the Chateau d'Hauterive, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux in the Ain département.
His parents were Pierre de Labouchère (1886-1940) and Edith de Labouchère (nee de Bonnefoy 1889-1965).
His father was a senior officer in the 6th Dragoons and they were in action at Cavillon, west of Amiens when he was killed on 5th June.
For its heroic conduct, the 6th Dragoons received the following citation:
'On June 5, 1940, engaged with all its squadrons under the command of Colonel Jacottet, assisted by the squadron leader de Labouchere killed during the action, maintained against a very superior enemy in number and despite a violent bombardment all the points of support entrusted to him. Resistant until encirclement, only tried to break free on order: was able to bring back part of its workforce. From June 9 to June 11, engaged with his last platoons, contained for thirty-six hours a very superior enemy in number, inflicted heavy losses on him and fought until exhaustion. Has lost to date 2 officers and 348 officers and cavalry'.
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In 1938 Francois de Labouchere joined l'Armee de l'Air as a pupil pil