Edouard Herriot
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Edouard Herriot was a politician, best known for Madame Récamier et ses amis: d'après de nombreux documents inédits..
Quick Facts About Edouard Herriot
- Born
- July 5, 1872
- Died
- March 26, 1957
- Profession
- Politician
- Notable works
- Madame Récamier et ses amis: d'après de nombreux documents inédits.
About Edouard Herriot
Édouard Marie Herriot was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and twice as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He led the first Cartel des Gauches. Under the Fourth Republic, he served as President of the National Assembly until 1954. A historian by occupation, Herriot was elected to the Académie Française's eighth seat in 1946. He served as Mayor of Lyon for more than 45 years, from 1905 until his death, except for a brief period from 1940 to 1945, when he saw his movements variously restricted for opposing the Vichy regime.
Biography source: Wikipedia
