It honours the French general Ferdinand Foch, known as "Marshal Foch", who from April 1918 was supreme commander of the Allied forces.
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The chair was endowed by an arms trader, Basil Zaharoff, in Foch's honour; he also endowed a post in English literature at the University of Paris in honour of the British general Earl Haig.
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Ferdinand Foch, or "Marshal Foch", was supreme commander of Allied forces from April 1918 onwards.
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