Auguste Burdeau
Auguste-Laurent Burdeau | |
|---|---|
 Auguste-Laurent Burdeau | |
| Born | 10 September 1851 Lyon,France |
| Died | 12 December 1894(aged 43) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | politician |
Auguste-Laurent Burdeau(10 September 1851 – 12 December 1894) was a Frenchpolitician.
He was the son of a laborer atLyon.Forced from childhood to earn his own living, he was enabled to secure an education by bursarships at theLycéeat Lyon and at theLycée Louis-le-GrandinParis.[1]
In 1870 he was at theÉcole Normale SupérieureinParis,but enlisted in the army, and was wounded and taken prisoner in 1871 (during theFranco-Prussian War). In 1874 he became professor ofphilosophy,and translated several works ofHerbert Spencerand ofSchopenhauerintoFrench.[1]He was author of a moral instruction text book used inSaint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye.[2]
His extraordinary aptitude for work secured for him the position of chef de cabinet underPaul Bert,the minister of education, in 1880s. In 1885 he was elected deputy for thedépartementof theRhône,and distinguished himself in financial questions. In 1887, he served as rapporteur for the education budget, and he was the general rapporteur for the budget in 1889.[3]He was several times minister, and becameminister of financein the cabinet ofCasimir-Perier(from 3 November 1893 to 22 May 1894). On 5 July 1894 he was electedpresident of the chamber of deputies.He died on 12 December 1894, supposedly worn out with overwork.[1]He considered hard work a fundamental ingredient of civilization.[2]
French policy on Algeria
[edit]The budget report presented to the Chamber of Deputies on 4 December 1891 by Auguste Burdeau was one of the major events in French policy discussions on Algeria. During his two-hour speech, he provided a more general analysis of French policy in Algeria. He feared bringing colonial subjects into contact with imperial culture and refused to allow them full participation in that culture. Burdeau's examination of problems of indigenous people within French nation helped to shape French policy on Algeria.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Burdeau, Auguste Laurent".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 809.
- ^abTilburg, Patricia A. (1 July 2009).Colette's Republic: Work, Gender, and Popular Culture in France, 1870-1914.Oxford: Berghahn Books. p. 28.ISBN978-1-845-45571-2.Retrieved21 February2022.
- ^abLehning, James R. (1 July 2009).To be a Citizen: The Political Culture of the Early French Third Republic.Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 139.ISBN978-0-801-43888-2.Retrieved21 February2022.
- 1851 births
- 1894 deaths
- Politicians from Lyon
- Opportunist Republicans
- Ministers of marine and the colonies
- Finance ministers of France
- Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (France)
- Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of Parliament for Rhône
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand alumni
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand teachers
- French military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War
- Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery