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André Léon Blum (French: [ɑ̃dʁe leɔ̃ blum]; 9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France. As a Jew , he was heavily influenced by the Dreyfus affair of the late 19th century.
Léon Blum [l e ɔ̃ ˈ b l u m] [b], né le 9 avril 1872 à Paris 2 e et mort le 30 mars 1950 à Jouy-en-Josas, est un homme d'État français. Figure du socialisme, il est président du Conseil de juin 1936 à juin 1937 et de mars à avril 1938, puis président du Gouvernement provisoire de la République française de décembre ...
Léon Blum (born April 9, 1872, Paris—died March 30, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas, France) was the first Socialist (and the first Jewish) premier of France, presiding over the Popular Front coalition government in 1936–37.
May 23, 2018 · BLUM, LÉON (1872–1950), statesman; the first Jew and the first socialist to become premier of France. Son of a wealthy Alsatian merchant, Blum graduated with the highest honors in law at the Sorbonne. At the age of 22, he was recognized as a poet and writer.
Léon Blum, (born April 9, 1872, Paris, France—died March 30, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas), French politician and writer. He made a name as a brilliant literary and drama critic, then entered politics in the French Socialist Party.
Aug 13, 2015 · Léon Blum, circa 1894. When Léon Blum became president of the Council of Ministers of France—in effect, prime minister—on June 6, 1936, a world was turned on its head.
Léon Blum. (1872—1950) French statesman, Prime Minister 1936–7, 1938, 1946–7. Quick Reference. (b. 9 Apr. 1872, d. 30 Mar. 1950). Prime Minister of France 1936–7, 1938, 1946–7 Of a Jewish family from the Alsace, the journalist was drawn into politics by the Dreyfus Affair.
