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Also known as Ferdinand Edouard Buisson

French academic and politician (1841-1932)

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Ferdinand Buisson was a French politician, professor, pedagogue, and philosopher. Born in Paris in 1841, he was educated at the Lycée Condorcet. He served as a member of the Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party and held the position of president. Buisson was associated with the freethought and humanism movements and was a member of the Human Rights League. He worked in Paris and was employed by the University of Paris and the University of Neuchâtel.

Buisson wrote in French and authored five works, including *L'École et la Nation en France*, *La foi laïque*, *Sébastien Castellion, Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre*, *Das freie Christenthum und die Kirche der Zukunft*, and *Répertoire des Ouvrages Pédagogiques du XVIe Siècle*. He received the Nobel Peace Prize and the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. He died in Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine in 1932.

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Works
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  • Das freie Christenthum und die Kirche der Zukunft
  • Sébastien Castellion, Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre
  • Répertoire des Ouvrages Pédagogiques du XVIe Siècle
  • L'École et la Nation en France
  • La foi laïque

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Key facts

Born
( 1841-12-20 ) 20 December 1841, Paris , France
Died
16 February 1932 (1932-02-16) (aged 90), Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine , France]
Occupation
politician
Known for
Nobel Peace Prize in 1927

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Peace Prize1927

    for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ferdinand
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Occupation
philosopher
Position held
president
Languages spoken
French
Movement
humanism
Image
1930 Ferdinand Buisson.jpg
Work location
Paris
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Commons category
Ferdinand Buisson
date of birth
1841-12-20
date of death
1932-02-16
nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize
writing language
French
Commons Creator page
Ferdinand Buisson
place of burial
Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine
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Encyclopedic overview

Ferdinand Édouard Buisson ( French pronunciation: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ edwaʁ bɥisɔ̃]; 20 December 1841 – 16 February 1932) was a French educational public servant, pacifist, and Radical-Socialist (left liberal) politician. He presided over the League of Education from 1902 to 1906 and over the Human Rights League (LDH) from 1914 to 1926. In 1927, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to him jointly with Ludwig Quidde. A philosopher and educator, he was Director of Primary Education. He was the author of a thesis on Sebastian Castellio, in whom he saw a "liberal Protestant" in his image. Ferdinand Buisson was the president of the National Association of Freethinkers. In 1905, he chaired the parliamentary committee to implement the separation of church and state. Famous for his fight for secular education through the League of Education, he coined the term laïcité ("secularism").

Biography

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