Alphonse Toussenel
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Alphonse Toussenel was a French writer and journalist born in Montreuil-Bellay
, a small meadows commune of Angers
; he died in Paris
on April 30, 1885.
Utopian socialist
and a disciple of Charles Fourier
, he was anglophobic
and anti-semitic
. He was at one time editor-in-chief of the newspaper La Paix, and his studies of natural history
served as a vehicle for his political ideas.
Montreuil-Bellay
Montreuil-Bellay is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.It is located c. 15 km to the south of Saumur, and is famous for the Château de Montreuil-Bellay, which is situated in the town....
, a small meadows commune of Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
; he died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on April 30, 1885.
Utopian socialist
Utopian socialism
Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern socialist thought as exemplified by the work of Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, and Robert Owen which inspired Karl Marx and other early socialists and were looked on favorably...
and a disciple of Charles Fourier
Charles Fourier
François Marie Charles Fourier was a French philosopher. An influential thinker, some of Fourier's social and moral views, held to be radical in his lifetime, have become main currents in modern society...
, he was anglophobic
Anglophobia
Anglophobia means hatred or fear of England or the English people. The term is sometimes used more loosely for general Anti-British sentiment...
and anti-semitic
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...
. He was at one time editor-in-chief of the newspaper La Paix, and his studies of natural history
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
served as a vehicle for his political ideas.
Works
- Les Juifs, rois de l'époque : histoire de la féodalité financière (1847)
- L'Esprit des bêtes. Vénerie française et zoologie passionnelle (1847)
- Travail et fainéantise, programme démocratique (1849)
- L'Esprit des bêtes. Le monde des oiseaux, ornithologie passionnelle (1853–55)
- Tristia, histoire des misères et des fléaux de la chasse de France (1863)