Jeanne Brousse

Jeanne Brousse (maiden name: Maurier; April 12, 1921 – October 19, 2017) was a French resistance member. She was born in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille in the Savoie region of France. 
Jeanne Brousse was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. In 1973 she was awarded the title of a Righteous Among The Nations. In 1981, Brousse was one of the founding members of the French chapter of the association of the Righteous Among The Nations. In 1987, she joined the French Yad Vashem committee, of which she remained the Vice President for several years.
In 2005, Jeanne Brousse was awarded the Legion of Honour.
Brousse died on 19 October 2017 in Annecy, France at the age of 96.