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]
Jean Macé | |
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| Born | 22 August 1815  |
| Died | 13 December 1894 (aged 79) |
| 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)
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