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Paul Doumer

1857 - 1932

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Joseph Athanase Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer (French: [pɔl dumɛːʀ]; 22 March 1857 – 7 May 1932), was a French politician who served as the President of France from June 1931 until his assassination in May 1932. He is described as "the Father of French Indochina," and was seen as one of the most active and effective governors general of Indochina. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Doumer is the 1,896th most popular politician (down from 1,850th in 2019), the 617th most popular biography from France (up from 635th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular French Politician.

Paul Doumer was the President of France from 1931-1932. He was assassinated on September 6, 1932.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Paul Doumer ranks 1,896 out of 19,576Before him are Rodolfo Graziani, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Cyrus I, Talaat Pasha, Alexander of Battenberg, and Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Robert, Count of Clermont, Lucy Webb Hayes, Meñli I Giray, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Sirikit, and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Paul Doumer ranks 21Before him are Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Alfred Binet, Theo van Gogh, Eugen Bleuler, Alexander of Battenberg, and Julius Wagner-Jauregg. After him are Antoni Grabowski, Andrija Mohorovičić, Edward Emerson Barnard, Axel Munthe, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1932, Paul Doumer ranks 11Before him are Eduard Bernstein, Aristide Briand, Ronald Ross, Giuseppe Peano, Manuel II of Portugal, and King C. Gillette. After him are Augusta, Lady Gregory, Gustav Meyrink, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Max Wolf, and Edgar Wallace.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Doumer ranks 617 out of 6,770Before him are Marcel Mauss (1872), Marine Le Pen (1968), Gabriel Marcel (1889), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Boris Vian (1920), and Albert Uderzo (1927). After him are Michel Piccoli (1925), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Pérotin (1160), Avitus (395), Charles de Foucauld (1858), and Élisabeth of France (1764).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Paul Doumer ranks 143Before him are Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Theuderic I (485), Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), René of Anjou (1409), Peter II of Courtenay (1155), and Marine Le Pen (1968). After him are Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Avitus (395), Christine of France (1606), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608), and Alexandre Millerand (1859).