Hubert Touya (1907-1983)
Chantiers Modernes
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A native of the Béarn region and a fondateur of Chantiers Modernes, Hubert Touya was a graduate of l'Ecole des Mines. After the French defeat in 1940, he joined the Resistance. He was arrested in February 1944, tortured and imprisoned at Neungamme and Ravensbrück until the liberation of the camps.
In 1946, he founded Chantiers Modernes, a company that took part in the country's reconstruction and modernisation.