Henri-Alexandre Wallon (23 December 1812 – 13 November 1904) was a French historian and statesman whose decisive contribution to the creation of the Third Republic led him to be called the "Father of the Republic". He was the grandfather of psychologist and politician Henri Wallon .
13-549: [REDACTED] Look up wallon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wallon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Henri-Alexandre Wallon (1812–1904), French historian and statesman Henri Wallon (psychologist) (1879–1962), French psychologist and grandson of Henri-Alexandre Wallon See also [ edit ] Walloon (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
26-609: A reply to the Vie de Jésus of E. Renan ; and Saint Louis et son temps (1871; 4th ed., 1892), which still ranks among hagiographical works. Returning to politics after the Franco-Prussian War , Wallon was re-elected by the department of the Nord in 1871, took an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly, and finally immortalized himself by carrying his proposition for the establishment of
39-602: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Henri-Alexandre Wallon Wallon was born at Valenciennes , Nord on 23 December 1812. Devoting himself to a literary career, in 1840 he became professor at the École Normale Supérieure under the patronage of Guizot , whom he succeeded as professor at the Faculté des Lettres in 1846. His works on slavery in the French colonies (1847) and on slavery in antiquity (1848; new edition in 3 vols., 1879) led to his being placed, after
52-679: The Chamber of Peers under the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy . If a senator for life died or resigned, the Senate would elect a replacement within two months. By the law of 10 December 1884 appointment of immovable senators ceased and the immovable senators gradually disappeared. Émile Deshayes de Marcère , the last surviving sénateur inamovible , died in 1918. Overall there were 116 lifetime senators. The first 75 had been appointed by
65-515: The French Senate was composed of 300 members, of whom 75 were inamovible ("unremovable"). Under the law of 24 February 1875 on the organization of the Senate, there were 300 members of whom 225 were elected by the departments and colonies, and 75 were elected by the National Assembly. The 75 were elected by list and by an absolute majority of votes, and were irremovable, like the members of
78-661: The Revolution of 1848 , on a commission for the regulation of labour in the French colonial possessions, and in November 1849 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly by the department of the Nord. He resigned in 1850, disapproving of the measure for the restriction of the suffrage adopted by the majority. In the same year he was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions , of which he became perpetual secretary in 1873. Under
91-409: The surname Wallon . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wallon&oldid=1221240617 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
104-759: The Académie des Inscriptions in the collection of Memoirs of this academy, and he composed obituary notices of his colleagues, which were inserted in the Bulletin. On his death on 13 November 1904, Henri Wallon was interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Senator for life (France) A senator for life ( French : sénateur inamovible ) was an elected position under the French Third Republic , similar to that of senator for life in other countries. At one time
117-563: The National Assembly and the remaining 41 by the Senate itself. Notable immovable senators included Gaston Audiffret-Pasquier , first president of the Senate; the scientist Marcellin Berthelot , who became minister of public education and then minister of foreign affairs; Monseigneur Dupanloup ; Jules Grévy , elected President of the Republic in 1879; Louis Martel , elected President of the Senate in 1879; Philippe Le Royer , elected President of
130-416: The Republic with a president elected for seven years, and then eligible for re-election, which, after violent debates, was adopted by the Assembly on 30 January 1875. "Ma proposition," he declared, "ne proclame pas la République, elle la fait." Upon the definitive establishment of the Republic, Wallon became Minister of Public Instruction, and effected many useful reforms, but his views were too conservative for
143-630: The Senate in 1882; Auguste Scheurer-Kestner , the defender of Alfred Dreyfus ; the abolitionist Victor Schœlcher and the statesman Henri-Alexandre Wallon . In 2005, there was questioning about the status of former Presidents of the Republic . According to the constitution of the Fifth Republic , former presidents are de jure members of the Constitutional Council , which poses a problem of possible partiality. Some members of Parliament and commentators suggested that it should be replaced by
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#1732885176731156-453: The empire he withdrew altogether from political life, and occupied himself entirely with his duties as a professor of history and with historical writings, the most original of which is a biography, Richard II, épisode de la rivalité de la France et de l'Angleterre (2 vols., 1864). Although remaining a republican, he exhibited decided clerical leanings in his Jeanne d'Arc (2 vols., 1860; 2nd ed., 1875); La Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus (1865) –
169-556: The majority of the Assembly, and he retired in May 1876. He had been chosen a life senator in December 1875. Returning to his historical studies, Wallon produced four works of great importance, though less from his part in them as author than from the documents which accompanied them: Besides these he published a number of articles in the Journal des savants ; for many years he wrote the history of
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