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Léon Jouhaux

1879 - 1954

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Léon Jouhaux (1 July 1879 – 28 April 1954) was a French trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Léon Jouhaux is the 102nd most popular social activist (up from 118th in 2019), the 932nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,055th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Social Activist.

Léon Jouhaux was a French socialist and trade unionist. He was the general secretary of the French trade union confederation, the CGT, from 1906 to 1946. He was also a member of the French Communist Party from 1920 to 1924. He is most famous for his work in organizing the general strike that led to the 40-hour work week in France.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Léon Jouhaux ranks 102 out of 840. Before him are Denis Mukwege, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Errico Malatesta, Mairead Maguire, Frank Costello, and Gabrielle d'Estrées. After him are Lee Radziwill, Louise Michel, Augusto César Sandino, Antipope Clement III, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, and Fanny Kaplan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Léon Jouhaux ranks 25. Before him are Ottorino Respighi, Ramana Maharshi, An Jung-geun, Italo Gariboldi, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Francis Peyton Rous, Chen Duxiu, Shunroku Hata, Pál Teleki, Knud Rasmussen, and Henri Giraud. Among people deceased in 1954, Léon Jouhaux ranks 24. Before him are Machine Gun Kelly, Dziga Vertov, James Hilton, Andrey Vyshinsky, Maximilian von Weichs, and The French Angel. After him are Clemens Krauss, Martin Andersen Nexø, Charles Ives, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Sadriddin Ayni, and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Léon Jouhaux ranks 932 out of 6,770. Before him are Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677), Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), Claude Lelouch (1937), François Clouet (1510), and René Clément (1913). After him are Rosa Bonheur (1822), Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902), Charles Garnier (1825), Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802), Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800), and Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In France

Among social activists born in France, Léon Jouhaux ranks 4. Before him are Charlotte Corday (1768), Olympe de Gouges (1748), and Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573). After him are Louise Michel (1830), René Just Haüy (1743), Flora Tristan (1803), Edmond James de Rothschild (1845), René Cassin (1887), Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208), Abbé Pierre (1912), and Balthasar Gérard (1557).

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