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Léon Bourgeois

1851 - 1925

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Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (French: [leɔ̃ buʁʒwa]; 21 May 1851 – 29 September 1925) was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. He promoted progressive taxation such as progressive income taxes and social insurance schemes, along with economic equality, expanded educational opportunities, and cooperative solidarism. In foreign policy, he called for a strong League of Nations, and the maintenance of peace through compulsory arbitration, controlled disarmament, economic sanctions, and perhaps an international military force. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Léon Bourgeois is the 2,265th most popular politician (up from 2,359th in 2019), the 739th most popular biography from France (up from 804th in 2019) and the 168th most popular French Politician.

Leon Bourgeois was a French politician and diplomat. He was the French Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1892 to 1893, and he was the president of the Third Republic from 1894 to 1895. He is most famous for his involvement in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the Third Republic.

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Among politicians, Léon Bourgeois ranks 2,265 out of 19,576. Before him are Géza II of Hungary, Michel Barnier, Óscar Arias, Danjong of Joseon, Dorgon, and Robert Ritter von Greim. After him are Moinuddin Chishti, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Agathocles of Syracuse, and Philip V of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Léon Bourgeois ranks 7. Before him are Ferdinand Foch, Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Arthur Evans, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, Empress Myeongseong, and George Francis FitzGerald. After him are Louise of Sweden, Emile Berliner, Margherita of Savoy, Ismail Gaspirali, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Georg Jellinek. Among people deceased in 1925, Léon Bourgeois ranks 20. Before him are Władysław Reymont, Josef Breuer, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Mikhail Frunze, Camille Flammarion, and Felix Klein. After him are Alexander Friedmann, Hjalmar Branting, Vajiravudh, Félix Vallotton, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, and Aleksey Kuropatkin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Léon Bourgeois ranks 739 out of 6,770. Before him are Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659), François Guizot (1787), Félix Faure (1841), Jan Gossaert (1478), Michel Barnier (1951), and Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805). After him are Antipope Clement VII (1342), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Louis Blériot (1872), Adela of Champagne (1140), Marie of Anjou (1404), and Louise de La Vallière (1644).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Léon Bourgeois ranks 168. Before him are Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Vincent Auriol (1884), Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), René Coty (1882), Félix Faure (1841), and Michel Barnier (1951). After him are Louise of Lorraine (1553), Simone Veil (1927), Charles-Henri Sanson (1739), Arbogast (340), Gaston Doumergue (1863), and Alaric II (458).

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