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Victor Schœlcher (French: [viktɔʁ ʃœlʃɛʁ]; 22 July 1804 – 25 December 1893) was a French abolitionist, writer, politician and journalist, best known for his leading role in the abolition of slavery in France in 1848, during the Second Republic.
Victor Schoelcher (born July 22, 1804, Paris, France—died Dec. 26, 1893, Houilles) was a French journalist and politician who was France’s greatest advocate of ending slavery in the empire.
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Victor Schoelcher died in 1893 after having written on colonial developments during two-thirds of the 19th century and protesting against the clandestine slave trade and survivals of slavery. He published a collection of his articles entitled Polémique coloniale in 1882-86 and a Vie de Tousaint Louverture , his last work, in 1889.
Victor Schœlcher n 1 ( /vik.tɔʁ ʃœl.ʃɛʁ/ n 2) est un journaliste et homme politique français, né à Paris le 22 juillet 1804 3 et mort à Houilles le 25 décembre 1893 3.
Victor Schoelcher exemplifies this strain of radical abolitionism in the period. Schoelcher, the architect of France's second universal and immediate abolition of slavery in 1848, was the son of a successful porcelain maker.
A visit to this place will allow you to discover the life of an extraordinary man mainly known for his fight against slavery. From the first moments, thanks to an elaborate scenography, you will travel with Victor Schœlcher from outdoor totems to digital tactile media inside.
Victor Schoelcher – Left in Paris. Human rights • Anti-slavery campaigner • Republican. This revolutionary republican campaigner against slavery was born in Paris in what was then the 5th arrondisement and is now in the 10th, at 60 Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis.
