About Edmond de Pressensé
Lived 1824 – 1891 (aged 67). Edmond de Pressensé was a French politician, theologian, pastor, writer and parson.
Edmond Dehault de Pressensé (7 January 18248 April 1891) was a French Protestant religious leader.
Biography He was born in Paris, and studied in Lausanne under Alexandre Vinet. He went on to the University of Halle as a pupil of Friedrich August Tholuck and to Humboldt University in Berlin, where he studied under August Neander. In 1847 he became a pastor in the Evangelical Church at the chapel of Taitbout in Paris.
He was a powerful preacher and political orator; from 1871 he was a member of the National Assembly, and from 1883 a life senator. In 1890 he was elected a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.
Published works In 1854 he founded the Revue chrétienne,
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Who was Edmond de Pressensé?
French Protestant religious leader (1824–1891)
When was Edmond de Pressensé born?
Edmond de Pressensé was born on 7 January 1824 in Paris.
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Edmond de Pressensé died on 8 April 1891 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Edmond de Pressensé's occupation?
Edmond de Pressensé was a politician, theologian, pastor, writer and parson.
What nationality was Edmond de Pressensé?
Edmond de Pressensé was French.
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