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Charles de Freycinet
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politician of the French Third Republic (1828-1923)
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Charles de Freycinet was a French politician, engineer, official, and writer. Born in Foix in 1828, he was educated at the École polytechnique and Mines ParisTech. He served as President of the Council, foreign minister, and minister of state. A member of the Moderate Republicans, he participated in the Franco-Prussian War.
He was a member of the Académie Française, the French Academy of Sciences, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His literary works include *Souvenirs, 1878-1893*, *De l'analyse infintésimale*, *Souvenirs, 1848-1878*, *Les planètes télescopiques*, and *La question d'Égypte*. He received the Knight and Officer distinctions of the Legion of Honour.
De Freycinet died in Paris in 1923 and was buried at Passy Cemetery. He wrote in French and worked in Paris. His life and work are described in the Svensk uppslagsbok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1828
- Died
- 1923
- Works
- 11
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Charles Dupuy
- Preceded by
- Charles Chanoine
- Succeeded by
- Camille Krantz
- President
- Sadi Carnot
- Born
- ( 1828-11-14 ) 14 November 1828, Foix , Ariège , France
- Died
- 14 May 1923 (1923-05-14) (aged 94), Paris , France
- Party
- Republican Union (1871–1885) , Union of the Lefts (1885–1894) , League of Patriots (1894–1923)
- Spouse
- Jeanne Alexandrine Bosc ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1858 ; died 1923 )
- Education
- École Polytechnique
- Profession
- Engineer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Foix
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- minister of state
- Educated at
- Mines ParisTech
- Political party
- Moderate Republicans
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- economy
- Conflict
- Franco-Prussian War
- Image
- Freycinet, de Saulces de, Charles, Nadar, Gallica.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Charles de Freycinet
- date of birth
- 1828-11-14
- date of death
- 1923-05-14
- member of
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Commons Creator page
- Charles de Freycinet
- place of burial
- Passy Cemetery
- name in native language
- Charles de Freycinet
- writing language
- French
- birth name
- Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet ( French: [ʃaʁl də fʁɛjsinɛ]; 14 November 1828 – 14 May 1923) was a French statesman who served four times as Prime Minister during the Third Republic. He also served an important term as Minister of War (1888–1893). He belonged to the Moderate Republican faction.
He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteenth member to occupy a seat in the Académie Française.
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