Pierre Baume (other)
Pierre Baume may refer to: * Pierre Henri Joseph Baume (1797–1875), French socialist, active in England * Pierre de la Baume (1477–1544), French courtier and cardinal {{hndis, Baume, Pierre ...
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Pierre Henri Joseph Baume
Pierre Henri Joseph Baume (1797–1875) was a French socialist, active in England. Life Baume was born at Marseille. When he was still young, his father moved to Naples and the boy was placed in a military college there. In his eighteenth year, he became private secretary to King Ferdinand. He left Italy and came to England about 1825, where he associated with the advocates of social change. In 1832, he took out letters of naturalisation. He was, in succession, a preacher of the doctrine of 'reforming optimism,’ a theatrical manager, the curator and proprietor of some 'model experimental gardens' near Holloway, and a promoter in Manchester of public-houses without intoxicating drinks. For many years, Baume's mind was bent upon the establishment of a major educational institute, on a communistic basis. To carry out this project, he denied himself. He acquired a large estate, valued at £40,000, at Colney Hatch, and another in Buckinghamshire, estimated to be worth £4,000. Obstac ...
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