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He encouraged southward expansion into the Sahara.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"26 August 1841","date":"1841-08-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Angoulême","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134346"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"2 July 1901","date":"1901-07-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bourbonne-les-Bains","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q627061"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"counsel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2664701"},{"text":"magistrate","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4594605"},{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"General Prosecutor of Court of Cassation (3 October 1900 – 2 July 1901)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62086496","start":"1900-10-03","end":"1901-07-02"},{"text":"Governor of Algeria (26 July 1898 – 3 October 1900)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15904689","start":"1898-07-26","end":"1900-10-03"},{"text":"Président du Club alpin français (1892–1895)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63214069","start":"1892","end":"1895"},{"text":"Vice President of the State Council of France (1886–1898)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54996617","start":"1886","end":"1898"},{"text":"president (1879–1885)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30461","start":"1879","end":"1885"},{"text":"directeur des Cultes (until 1879)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64025156","end":"1879"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226","date":"1900-10-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Laferri%C3%A8re","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Édouard Laferrière born?","a":"Édouard Laferrière was born on 26 August 1841 in Angoulême."},{"q":"What positions has Édouard Laferrière held?","a":"Positions held by Édouard Laferrière include: General Prosecutor of Court of Cassation (1900–1901); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Portrait d'Édouard Laferrière.jpg — Laurent Auberge de Garcins, Public domain.","cite":"\"Édouard Laferrière\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/edouard-laferriere. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T11:00:45Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/edouard-laferriere","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/edouard-laferriere","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/edouard-laferriere?lang=ne"}}