Jean François Macé (22 August 1815 in
Paris
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– 13 December 1894 in
Monthiers) was a
French educator, journalist, active freemason and politician. He was perhaps best known as the founder of
Ligue de l'enseignement to promote free, universal and secular education. From 1883 until his death, he was a
senator for life in the
Third Republic Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
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1815 births
1894 deaths
Politicians from Paris
French republicans
French life senators
French Freemasons
French male journalists
19th-century French educators
19th-century French politicians
19th-century French male writers
19th-century French journalists
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