Philippe Besnard

{{Short description|French sculptor}}

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| birth_date = 18 November 1885

| birth_place = 17th arrondissement of Paris, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1971|11|2|1885|11|18}}

| death_place = 15th arrondissement of Paris

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| resting_place = Père Lachaise Cemetery

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| occupation = Sculptor

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| parents = Paul-Albert Besnard
Charlotte Dubray

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Philippe Besnard (18 November 1885 – 2 November 1971) was a French sculptor.{{cite web|title=Philippe Besnard (1885-1971)|url=http://data.bnf.fr/12192672/philippe_besnard/|website=Bibliothèque nationale de France|accessdate=April 18, 2016}} He was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.{{cite web|title=BESNARD Philippe (1885-1971)|url=http://www.appl-lachaise.net/appl/article.php3?id_article=4356|website=Amis et Passionnés du Cimetière Lachaise|accessdate=April 18, 2016}}