Debré family
Encyclopedia
The Debré family is a French
family including several prominent politician
s and physician
s. The family's ancestor, rabbi
Simon Debré, was born in Westhoffen
, Alsace
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
family including several prominent politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
s and physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s. The family's ancestor, rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Simon Debré, was born in Westhoffen
Westhoffen
Westhoffen is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
, Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
.