Léon Faucher
Léon Faucher (born September 8, 1803 in Limoges , † December 15, 1854 in Marseille ) was a French publicist and statesman .
Faucher, son of Jewish parents, studied in Paris philology and archeology and was a tutor, but turned after the July Revolution of journalism and economics to.
He was editor of the "Temps", the "Courrier français" and the "Constitutionnel" from 1830 to 1842 and published several state economic publications. In 1846 he received a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for Reims and voted here with the dynastic opposition, as he was one of the main agitators for free trade. He advocated electoral reform with the greatest zeal. After the February Revolution of 1848 he was elected by the Marne department to the constitutional as well as the legislature, he voted with the moderate republicans and was named after Louis Napoléons Elected President, Minister of Public Works, and Minister of the Interior from December to June 1849 and April to October 1851, and also Prime Minister from April 10, 1851 to December 2, 1851.
In 1849 he became a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques .
After the coup d'état of December 2, 1851 by Louis Napoléon, he withdrew completely from the political scene. Most of his political science treatises are edited by his brother-in-law, the economist and politician Louis Wolowski (1810–1876).
Works
- Études sur l'Angleterre (Par. 1845, 2 vol .; 2nd edition 1856)
- "Mélanges d'économie politique et de finance" (Par. 1856, 2 vols.)
- "Études"
- "Recherches sur l'or et sur l'argent" (Par. 1843)
- "Leon F .; biography, correspondance, vie parlementaire" (2nd ed., Par. 1875, 2 vols.).
literature
- Faucher, Léon . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 6, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 70.
Web links
- Works by and about Léon Faucher in the German Digital Library
- Works by and about Léon Faucher at Open Library
- Literature by and about Léon Faucher in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Léon de Malleville |
Minister of the Interior of France December 29, 1848 - June 2, 1849 |
Jules Dufaure |
| Marc Antoine Henri Marius Vaïsse |
Minister of the Interior of France April 10, 1851 - October 26, 1851 |
René de Thorigny |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faucher, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French publicist and statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Limoges |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1854 |
| Place of death | Marseille |