Étienne Dejean

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Marie Gabriel Étienne Dejean (11 July 1859 – 20 January 1913) was a French politician and historian.

Biography

Étienne Dejean was born in Labastide-d'Armagnac, Landes. With a teaching qualification in history and geography, he taught in Caen, then Carcassonne and Toulouse. He was a member of parliament for the Landes region from 1893 to 1898, as a member of the Progressive Republicans. He was Secretary of the Chamber from 1896 to 1898. Defeated in 1898, he became chief of staff to Georges Leygues, Minister of Public Education. He was director of the National Archives from 1902 to 1913.

Étienne Dejean died at the 16th arrondissement of Paris. He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (86th division).

Works

  • "Une première année de législature: impressions d'un nouveau député," La nouvelle revue (15 janvier 1895)
  • Un préfet du consulat, Jacques-Claude Beugnot (1907)
  • Un prélat indépendant au XVIIe siècle, Nicolas Pavillon, évêque d'Alet (1637-1677) (1909)
  • Paul Guérin, 1845-1911 (1912)
  • La duchesse de Berry et les monarchies européennes (août 1830-décembre 1833) (1913)

References

  • Jolly, Jean (1960). "Étienne Dejean." In: Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1889-1940). Paris: PUF.

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