Henri Barboux
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Louis Henri Barboux was a prominent French financial lawyer, politician, and member of the Académie française
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Barboux was the lawyer for Sarah Bernhardt
in her 1880 breach-of-contract suit against the Comédie-Française
, and famously represented canal developer Ferdinand de Lesseps
in the court trials of the financial Panama scandals
beginning in 1892.
Despite the political controversies attached to the Panama scandals, Barboux was elected member of the French Academy in 1907 and served only briefly before his death. His speeches were collected in three volumes in 1889-1890.
Barboux is buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery
, and a short street named in his honor lies in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
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Barboux was the lawyer for Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage and early film actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress the world has ever known". Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of France in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas...
in her 1880 breach-of-contract suit against the Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
, and famously represented canal developer Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substantially reduced sailing distances and times between the West and the East.He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a sea-level...
in the court trials of the financial Panama scandals
Panama scandals
The Panama scandals was a corruption affair that broke out in the French Third Republic in 1892, linked to the building of the Panama Canal...
beginning in 1892.
Despite the political controversies attached to the Panama scandals, Barboux was elected member of the French Academy in 1907 and served only briefly before his death. His speeches were collected in three volumes in 1889-1890.
Barboux is buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, part of the city's 14th arrondissement.-History:Created from three farms in 1824, the cemetery at Montparnasse was originally known as Le Cimetière du Sud. Cemeteries had been banned from Paris since the closure, owing to...
, and a short street named in his honor lies in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.