Jean François Macé (22 August 1815 in Paris – 13 December 1894 in Monthiers) was a French educator, journalist, active freemason[1] and politician. He was perhaps best known as the founder of Ligue de l'enseignement to promote free, universal and secular education. From 1883 until his death, he was a senator for life in the Third Republic Senate.[2]
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Born | 22 August 1815 ![]() |
Died | 13 December 1894 ![]() |
Occupation | Pedagogue, politician, writer ![]() |
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References
edit- ^ Dictionnaire Universelle de la Franc-Maçonnerie - Jode and Cara (Larousse - 2011)
- ^ "Biographie de Jean Macé". Ligue de l'enseignement (in French). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
edit- Works by Jean Macé at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Jean Macé at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)