Jules Vallès (1832–1885) was a French journalist, author, and left-wing political activist.
Jules Vallès | |
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 Jules Vallès by Gustave Courbet | |
| Born | Jules Vallez 11 June 1832 Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France |
| Died | 14 February 1885 (aged 52) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Journalist and author |
| Nationality | French |
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In 1883 he was entirely successful in restarting Le Cri du Peuple as a voice for libertarian and socialist ideas. At the same time he became increasingly ill with diabetes. During a health crisis in November 1884, he was taken to the house of doctor Guebhard and his secretary Séverine. He assigned Hector Malot to be the executor of his will and died on 14 February 1885.[1]
His funeral was also a major public event, attracting a procession of some 60,000 following the coffin to Père Lachaise Cemetery.[2]
References
edit- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Nicholls, Julia (2019-07-18). Revolutionary Thought after the Paris Commune, 1871-1885. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-49926-2.
Bibliography
edit- Alain Viala: Préface et commentaires à Jules Vallès "Jacques Vingtras - L'Enfant" Paris: Presses Pocket, 1990
- Marie-Claire Bancqaert: Préface et notes à Vallès "L'Insurgé" Paris: Collection Folio/Gallimard, 1979
- Bernard Noël: "Dictionnaire de la Commune" Paris: Champs/Flammarion, 1978
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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- Works by Jules Vallès at Project Gutenberg
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- Vallès in Le Cri du Peuple (English)
- 1867 Caricature of Jules Vallès by André Gill
- The Child by Jules Vallés new edition from New York Review Books
- (in French) Jacques Vingtras trilogy, audio version Archived 2021-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
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