French centenarian dies but passes on life lessons
Written by Michelle Albert
Normally, I wouldn't have noticed the obituary of Germaine Tillion, a French resistance fighter and intellectual who died April 19 at the age of 100. But since starting to write for Blue Zones, I read anything I can find on centenarians, and Ms. Tillion fits right in with the best of the centenarians Dan Buettner has gotten to know.
Born in May 1907, Tillion she was captured by the Nazis and was held for three years in a concentration camp. Her mother was gassed in the same concentration camp, but Tillion was liberated. After the war, she became a highly respected intellectual and anthropologist, bringing her experiences to the Algerian struggle for independence and her anthropological work. Her life speaks to the power of living a life of intellectual curiosity and honesty.
Her New York Times obituary can be found here.
Photo credit: http://www.wellesley.edu
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