Editing Marcel Dassault (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:Hôtel Marcel Dassault 01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hôtel Marcel Dassault]] in Paris]]
In 1919, Bloch married [[Madeleine Dassault|Madeleine Minckès]], the daughter of a wealthy Jewish family of furniture dealers.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19640525&id=mZxjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Se0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4860,4166661 Madame a Prisoner Before], ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 25, 1964.</ref> They had two sons, Claude and [[Serge Dassault|Serge]]. After changing his name to Dassault, he converted to [[the Roman Catholic Church]] in 1950.<ref name=FundingUniverse/><ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/152095/Marcel-Dassault Britannica Online: Marcel Dassault] retrieved February 23, 2012</ref>{{sfn|Aloni|2010|p=8}}

In July 1952, Dassault acquired the Paris landmark buildings now known as [[Hôtel Marcel Dassault]], dating from 1844,<ref name=lefig>
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at nos. 7 and 9 rond-point des Champs-Élysées (at the corner of the avenue des Champs-Élysées and [[avenue Montaigne]]), from the [[Sabatier]] d'Espeyran family.<ref>The structure at no. 7, built in 1844, was altered over the years, including work by Dassault's friend, architect [[Georges Hennequin]] (1893—1969). The neo-[[Louis XV style]] domicile at no. 7, known previously as the Hôtel d'Espeyran, was built by architect Henri Parent for Félicie Durand 1819-1899, the widow of Frédéric Sabatier d'Espeyran 1813-1864.</ref> The building at no. 7 has been used since 2002 by the auction house [[Artcurial]], which had further alterations made under the direction of architect [[Jean-Michel Wilmotte]].<ref name=lefig/> While no. 7 has been sold, no. 9  is still used by the ''Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault''.
[[File:1930 Marcel Dassault.jpg|thumb|[[Autochrome Lumière|Autochrome]] by Georges Chevalier, 1930]]
In 1973, Dassault was inducted into the [[International Air & Space Hall of Fame]].<ref>Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. ''These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame''. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. {{ISBN|978-1-57864-397-4}}.</ref>