Eugène Pelletan
Illustration — Eugène Pelletan, French writer and journalist Pierre Clément Eugène Pelletan (29 October 1813 – 13 December 1884) was a French writer, journalist and politician.
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Eugène Pelletan
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- Born
- 1813 · Saint-Palais-sur-Mer.
- Died
- 1884 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- politician · journalist · literary critic · writer · poet lawyer
- Fields
- journalism · politics
- Honours
- Marcelin Guérin Prize
- Languages
- French
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The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is journalism and politics. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Positions recorded include irremovable senator and member of the French National Assembly. Distinctions recorded are Marcelin Guérin Prize.
Born in Royan, Charente-Maritime, Eugène Pelletan was an associate of Lamartine, but refused an appointment to the office in the foreign affairs ministry. Elected deputy in 1863, he joined the opposition to the Second Empire regime. His bright and eloquent speeches won him fame as a brilliant orator. Re-elected in 1869, he protested against the war with Prussia and became a member of the Government of National Defense on 4 September 1870. From 31 January to 4 February 1871, Pelletan exercised the duties of public education minister, but he departed for Bordeaux on 6 February. Elected to the National Assembly in February 1871, he approved the politics of Thiers and became vice-president of the Senate in 1879. In 1884, he was elected senator for life. He was the father of Charles Camille Pelletan (1846–1915), French politician and journalist, and also had a daughter Denise Pelletan (d.1902).
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Eugène Pelletan (29 October 1813 – 13 December 1884) is described as a journalist and politician in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Eugène Pelletan was born in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (Charente-Maritime) (29 October 1813) and died in Paris (13 December 1884).
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- 1.Baquiast, Paul. Une dynastie de la bourgeoisie républicaine : les Pelletan. Editions L'Harmattan. 45. 1 January 1996. 978-2-296-32814-3.
- 2.Imprimerie de la Regie du Montieur Belge. Moniteur belge: journal officiel. 1884,10/12. 5715. 1884.
- 3.Eugène, Pierre, Clément Pelletan - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale. www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
- 4.PELLETAN Eugène. Sénat. 16 October 2024.
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