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Birthday
(Thursday)
Died
Birthplace
Nationality
Languages
French
Spouse
Eugénie Risler (1875)
Parents
Charles-Édouard Ferry
Residences
8th arrondissement of Paris
Education
Paris Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Paris
Zodiac Sign
♈ Aries
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
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Jules Ferry: French politician (1832-1893).
Born in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (died at age 60).
Studied at Paris Faculty of Law and Economics.
The name Jules means nickname for Julian, also Julius in French.
Biography
Jules François Camille Ferry was a French statesman and republican philosopher. He was one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans and served as Prime Minister of France from 1880 to 1881 and 1883 to 1885. He was a promoter of laicism and colonial expansion. Under the Third Republic, Ferry made primary education free and compulsory through several new laws. However, he was forced to resign following the Sino-French War in 1885 due to his unpopularity and public opinion against the war.
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Jules Ferry was born in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
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