Pierre Frédéric Dorian (24 January 1814 in
Montbéliard
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,
Doubs
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) was a French master
blacksmith
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and
radical Republican
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leader.
He served as
Minister of Public Works
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See also
* Public works
* Ministry or Board of Public Works, the imperial Chinese ministry overseeing public projects from the Tang ...
from 4 September 1870 – 19 February 1871.
He was the grandfather of
Pauline Ménard-Dorian
Pauline Ménard-Dorian (21 July 1870 – 24 December 1941) was a French woman of letters and a literary salon hostess of La Belle Époque.
Early life and family
Pauline Ménard-Dorian was born at the Château du Fraisse on 21 July 1870 to Pau ...
.
References
1814 births
1873 deaths
French blacksmiths
French republicans
People from Montbéliard
Transport ministers of France
Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
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