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Émile Keller

1828 – 1909

French writer and politician

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About Émile Keller

Lived 1828 – 1909 (aged 80). Émile Keller was a French politician.

Émile Keller (Belfort,October 8, 1828 – 1909) was a French writer and politician.

Biography In 1857 he was elected as a deputy for the Haut-Rhin district to the French Assembly. He soon made himself prominent as a leader of the Roman Catholic Party. He lost his seat in 1863, but was reelected in 1869. He was commander of a company of volunteers during the Franco-Prussian War. After the war, he again joined the Assembly as Haut-Rhin representative in 1871. He made a stirring speech against the cession of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany. When the treaty was signed, he left the Assembly with other Alsatians, but was back as representative for Belfort in 1876, and again in 1885.

Works Histoire de France (1888) L'Encyclique et les libertés de l'église gallicane (1860) L'Encyclique et les principes de 1789 (1865) Le générale de Lamoricière (1873) Les congregations religeuses en France (1880) These works are written from the Catholic point of view and, for this reason, they were long read and popular in Catholic circles.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Positions held
Member of the French National Assembly, President
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Knight Commander of Order of Pope Pius IX
Also known as
Emile Keller

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Émile Keller's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Émile Keller?

French writer and politician (1828–1909)

When was Émile Keller born?

Émile Keller was born on 8 October 1828 in Belfort.

When did Émile Keller die?

Émile Keller died on 20 February 1909 in Paris.

What was Émile Keller's occupation?

Émile Keller was a politician.

What nationality was Émile Keller?

Émile Keller was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Émile Keller

· Wikidata: Q3588593

· DBpedia: Émile Keller

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