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Georges Bégué
Georges Pierre André Bégué (22 November 1911 – 18 December 1993) was a French engineer and agent in the Special Operations Executive.
Early life.
Georges Bégué was born 22 November 1911 in Périgueux, France. His father was a railway engineer and the family moved to Egypt when Bégué was a child. Bégué also trained as an engineer at University of Hull where he learned English and met his wife. He went through his military service as a signaller.
World War II.
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Personalities.
Périgueux was the birthplace of:
- Pierre Daumesnil (1776–1832), general of the First Empire.
- Georges Bégué (1911–1993), engineer and agent in the Special Operations Executive
- Francine Benoît (1894–1990), composer, music critic and teacher, who gained Portuguese citizenship in 1929. She taught pianist Maria João Pires and composer Emanuel Nunes, amongst others.
- William Joseph Chaminade (1761–1850), founder of the Society of Mary (