Marie Roch Louis Reybaud
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Marie Roch Louis Reybaud (15 August 1799 - 28 October 1879), French
writer
, political economist
and politician
, was born at Marseille
.
After travelling in the Levant
and in India
, he settled in Paris in 1829. Besides writing for the Radical press, he edited the Histoire scientifique et militaire de l’expédition française en Egypte in ten volumes (1830-36) and Dumont d'Urville's Voyage au tour du monde (1833).
In 1840 he published Etudes sur les reformateurs ou socialistes modernes which gained him the Montyon prize
(1841) and a place in the Académie des sciences morales et politiques (1850). In 1843 he published Jérôme Paturot a la recherche d'une position sociale, a clever social satire
that had a prodigious success. In 1846 he abandoned his democratic
views, and was elected liberal deputy for Marseille.
His Jérôme Paturot a la recherche de 10 meilleure des republiques (1848) was a satire on the new republican
ideas. After the coup d'état
of 1849 he ceased to take part in public life, and devoted himself entirely to the study of political economy. To this period belong his La Vie de l'emploi (1855); L'Industrie en Europe (1856); and Etudes sur le régime de nos manufactures (1859); Le coton: son regime, ses problèmes, (1863).
France
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writer
Writer
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, political economist
Political economy
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and politician
Politician
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, was born at Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
.
After travelling in the Levant
Levant
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and in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, he settled in Paris in 1829. Besides writing for the Radical press, he edited the Histoire scientifique et militaire de l’expédition française en Egypte in ten volumes (1830-36) and Dumont d'Urville's Voyage au tour du monde (1833).
In 1840 he published Etudes sur les reformateurs ou socialistes modernes which gained him the Montyon prize
Montyon Prizes
Montyon Prizes are a series of prizes awarded annually by the Académie Française. They were endowed by the French benefactor Baron de Montyon....
(1841) and a place in the Académie des sciences morales et politiques (1850). In 1843 he published Jérôme Paturot a la recherche d'une position sociale, a clever social satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
that had a prodigious success. In 1846 he abandoned his democratic
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
views, and was elected liberal deputy for Marseille.
His Jérôme Paturot a la recherche de 10 meilleure des republiques (1848) was a satire on the new republican
Republicanism
Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context...
ideas. After the coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
of 1849 he ceased to take part in public life, and devoted himself entirely to the study of political economy. To this period belong his La Vie de l'emploi (1855); L'Industrie en Europe (1856); and Etudes sur le régime de nos manufactures (1859); Le coton: son regime, ses problèmes, (1863).