List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (W)

The following is a list of some notable Légion d'honneur recipients by name. The Légion d'honneur is the highest order of France. A complete, chronological list of the members of the Legion of Honour nominated from the very first ceremony in 1803 to now does not exist. The number is estimated at one million including about 3,000 Grand Cross.[1]

References

  1. Wattel, Michel et Béatrice, Les Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur. De 1805 à nos jours, titulaires français et étrangers, Archives et Culture, 2009
  2. The original invitation to become an officier of the Légion d'honneur as well as a photograph of the ceremony are in the Herman A. Webster Collection, Smithsonian Archives of American Art
  3. "Tribute to Belle Whitney" New York Times (August 25, 1922): 9.
  4. "Nantwich war veteran, 95, awarded Legion d'honneur by France". Nantwich News. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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