Adolphe Crémieux
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Isaac-Jacob Adolphe Crémieux (French: [adɔlf kʁemjø]; 30 April 1796 – 10 February 1880) was a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice under the Second Republic (1848) and Government of National Defense (1870–1871). Raised Jewish, he served as president of the Alliance Israélite Universelle (1863–67; 1868–80),[1] secured French citizenship for Algerian Jews under French rule through the Crémieux Decree (1870),[1] and was a staunch defender of the rights of the Jews of France.[2]
Quick Facts Minister of Justice, Preceded by ...
Adolphe Crémieux | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 4 September 1870 – 17 February 1871 | |
Preceded by | Théodore Grandperret |
Succeeded by | Jules Armand Dufaure |
In office 25 February 1848 – 7 June 1848 | |
Preceded by | Michel Hébert |
Succeeded by | Eugène Bethmont |
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Born | Isaac Moïse (1796-04-30)30 April 1796 Nîmes, France |
Died | 10 February 1880(1880-02-10) (aged 83) Paris, France |
Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
Profession | Lawyer |
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