Paul Brousse
Paul Louis Marie Brousse (born January 23, 1844 in Montpellier , † April 1, 1912 in Paris ) was a socialist and physician. He is best known as a leading figure among the possibilists .
Life
Paul Brousse joined the International Workers' Association early on after studying medicine . After the suppression of the Paris Commune and the ban on the French section, forced into exile in Switzerland, he worked there in the Jura Federation (Fédération Jurassienne). There he published the L'Avant-Garde destined for France and wrote together with Peter Kropotkin for the Bulletin de la Fédération jurassienne .
After defending the attacks committed by Giovanni Passannante , Max Hödel and Karl Nobiling in L'Avantgarde , he was sentenced to two months in prison on April 15, 1879 and expelled from Switzerland. In 1880 he returned to France and joined the Fédération du parti des travailleurs socialistes de France (FPTSF), which later became the guesdist Parti ouvrier . After increasing disputes about its minimum program, the current around Paul Brousse separated from the party and founded their own Parti ouvrier socialiste révolutionnaire , later the Fédération des travailleurs socialistes de France . They were known by the external name as Possibilists.
In 1902, the Possibilists joined the Parti socialiste français, which was in favor of government participation, and after unification in 1905 found their place in the Parti Socialiste (SFIO).
Paul Brousse was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery near the Mur des Fédérés .
Web links
- Editor: Brousse, Paul. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brousse, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brousse, Paul Louis Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | socialist French politician and as the main figure of the possibilists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montpellier , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1912 |
| Place of death | Paris |