Â He gained the nickname "la-Famine" during his time as Prefect of the Seine, and his final administration fell when the (*) Lang Son Telegram, detailing a military defeat in Indochina, precipitated the Tonkin Affair.
This man accused an opponent of engaging in "political metaphysics" in a speech in which he aroused controversy be proclaiming that "Superior races have rights over inferior races." Â He split with Emile Ollivier after having an affair with Ollivier's wife Blandine. Â He gained the nickname "la-Famine" during his time as Prefect of the Seine, and his final administration fell when the (*) Lang Son Telegram, detailing a military defeat in Indochina, precipitated the Tonkin Affair. Â He first came to prominence after publishing a series of attacks on Baron Haussmann in Le Temps. Â An advocate of French colonialism, his best known achievement amended the Falloux Laws by curbing the prevalence of Catholicism. Â For 10 points, name this French statesman, the namesake of laws that provided free and secular education.
This man accused an opponent of engaging in "political metaphysics" in a speech in which he aroused controversy be proclaiming that "Superior races have rights over inferior races."
Jules Ferry