Édouard Hervé

Édouard Hervé (28 May 1835 – 4 January 1899) was a French journalist, historian and politician.^[1]

Édouard Hervé
Born	(1835-05-28)28 May 1835 Saint-Denis, La Réunion. France
Died	4 January 1899(1899-01-04) (aged 63) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Journalist, Historian
Known for	Founder of Le Soleil

Life

Édouard Hervé was born in Saint-Denis, La Réunion on 28 May 1835.

A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, Paris city councilor and advisor to Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris (1838–1894), Hervé worked at several newspapers, including Le Journal de Genève (1865–1866)^[1] and L'Époque. In 1867, he founded the Journal de Paris. 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, Hervé founded Le Soleil, the first major daily newspaper priced at 5 centimes.^[1] With a monarchist viewpoint, publication was to continue until June 1915.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[2]

Hervé is also the author of several historical works, which are actually compilations of his articles. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1873^[3] and elected member of the Académie française on 11 February 1886.

Hervé died on 4 January 1899 in Paris.^[1]

Historical works

• Une page de l'histoire d'Angleterre. Les Élections de 1868. Le Cabinet Gladstone. 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)