Jules Ferry
Former Mayor of Paris
Jules François Camille Ferry was a French statesman and republican philosopher. He was one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans and served as Prime Minister of France from 1880 to 1881 and 1883 to 1885. He was a promoter of laicism and... Wikipedia
Born: April 5, 1832, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Died: March 17, 1893 (age 60 years), Paris, France
Education: Paris Law Faculty
Spouse: Eugénie Risler (m. 1875–1893)
Previous offices: President of the French Senate (1893–1893), Minister of Public Education and Fine Arts of France (1883–1883), President of the Council of Ministers of France (1883–1885), and more
Organizations founded: School Louvre, Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses, and more