Henri Moysset (26 March 1875 – 1 August 1949) was a French historian and politician. He was a scholar of the

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, especially

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. He was the French Minister of State for the Coordination of New Institutions from 1941 to 1942. He was a vocal critic of

Pan-Germanism Pan-Germanism (german: Pangermanismus or '), also occasionally known as Pan-Germanicism, is a pan-nationalist political idea. Pan-Germanists originally sought to unify all the German-speaking people – and possibly also Germanic-speaking ...

, and he influenced many of

Vichy France Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its ter ...

's social policies.

Early life

Henri Moysset was born on 26 March 1875 in

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Communes of Aveyron Aveyron commun ...

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants o ...

, France. He graduated from the

University of Bordeaux The University of Bordeaux (French: ''Université de Bordeaux'') is a public university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bordeaux, Dax, Gradignan, Périgueux, Pessac, and Ta ...

Career

Moysset taught history at the

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. He was a scholar the history of socialism, especially Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. He authored a book about Germany in the two decades after

Otto von Bismarck Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (, ; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, was a conservative German statesman and diplomat. From his origins in the upper class of J ...

. The book was praised by ''The New York Times'', which read "Moysset's style has restraint and shows evidences of research and deliberation." Moysset was an advisor to prime ministers Georges Leygues and

André Tardieu André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (; 22 September 1876 – 15 September 1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November 1929 – 17 February 1930; 2 March – 4 December 1930; 20 February – 10 May 1932) and a dominant figure of F ...

. He was

François Darlan Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan (7 August 1881 – 24 December 1942) was a French admiral and political figure. Born in Nérac, Darlan graduated from the ''École navale'' in 1902 and quickly advanced through the ranks following his service d ...

's chief of staff at the Ministry of the Navy from 1939 to 1941. He served as the Minister of State for the Coordination of New Institutions from 11 August 1941 to 18 April 1942. Moysset was a vocal critic of

. He was an influential figure during

, especially with regards to its social policies.

Death

Moysset died on 1 August 1949 in Paris.

Works

References

1875 births 1949 deaths People from Aveyron University of Bordeaux alumni 19th-century French historians 20th-century French historians People of Vichy France Government ministers of France {{France-politician-stub