Georges Thiébaud (16 March 1850 in

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– 21 January 1915 in Paris) was a French journalist,

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and nationalist. He and comte Dillon launched an American-style press campaign in favour of

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. After his

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engagement, he joined the antidreyfusard camp. Hostile to Protestantism, he founded an anti-Protestant league. He was accused of complicity in the

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averted by

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in 1899.

Publications

*''M. Taine et le prince Napoléon, leur controverse sur Napoléon, leurs conclusions sur la France contemporaine'', conférence, Paris, Dentu, 1887. *''Le Parti protestant, les progrès du protestantisme en France depuis 25 ans'', conférence, Paris, Savine, 1895. *''Au-devant de Marchand'', discours, Paris, Malverge, 1899. *''La Patrie française'', conférence, Paris, La Patrie française, 1900. *''Le Palais de la gabegie, étude à fleur de peau de la situation municipale et des finances de la ville de Paris. Le devoir nationaliste à l'hôtel de ville'', Paris, Librairie antisémite, 1900. *''Souvenirs d'un publiciste (1908-1909). Les Secrets du règne'', Paris, La Renaissance française, 1909. {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiebaud, Georges 1850 births 1915 deaths Writers from Toulouse 19th-century French journalists Bonapartists Politicians of the French Third Republic French male writers Members of the Ligue de la patrie française Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery Knights of the Legion of Honour Politicians from Toulouse