Édouard Hervé (28 May 1835 – 4 January 1899) was a French

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Life

Édouard Hervé was born in Saint-Denis,

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on 28 May 1835. A graduate of the

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, Paris city councilor and advisor to Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris (1838–1894), he worked at several newspapers, including ''Le Journal de Genève'' (1865–1866) and ''L'Époque''. In 1867, he founded the ''

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''. This newspaper was suppressed by the Paris Commune in 1871 when he wrote of the events of March: "The way the population of Paris yesterday expressed its satisfaction was more than frivolous, and we fear it gets worse with time. Paris now has a festive look that is totally inappropriate, and if we do not want to be called Parisians of decadence, we must put an end to this state of affairs. " In 1873, he founded ''

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'', the first major daily newspaper priced at 5 centimes. With a monarchist viewpoint, publication was to continue until June 1915. Hervé became a member of the Paris municipal council. He belonged to both the Conférence Molé and the Conférence Tocqueville before their merger to form the Conférence Molé-Tocqueville. Édouard Hervé is also the author of several historical works, which are actually compilations of his articles. He was made Chevalier of the

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in 1873 and elected member of the

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on 11 February 1886. He died on 4 January 1899 in Paris.

Historical works

* ''Une page de l'histoire d'Angleterre. Les Élections de 1868. Le Cabinet

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. La Réforme de l'Église d'Irlande'' (1869) * ''La Crise irlandaise, depuis la fin du dix-huitième siècle jusqu'à nos jours'' (1885) * ''Trente Ans de politique, quelques articles et discours'' (1899)

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