# Édouard Laferrière

_French jurist-consultant and lawyer (1841-1901)_

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> Édouard Louis Julien-Laferrière was a French lawyer and authority in administrative law who held various senior administrative positions during the French Third Republic. He wrote a treatise on administrative law that defined the basis for modern French administrative law. He was appointed Governor-General of Algeria during a crisis in 1898, and established an elected advisory assembly with little real power. He encouraged southward expansion into the Sahara.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 August 1841 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Angoulême ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P19))
- **Died:** 2 July 1901 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P570))
- **Place of death:** Bourbonne-les-Bains ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P27))
- **Occupation:** counsel; magistrate; jurist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P106))
- **Positions held:** General Prosecutor of Court of Cassation (3 October 1900 – 2 July 1901); Governor of Algeria (26 July 1898 – 3 October 1900); Président du Club alpin français (1892–1895); Vice President of the State Council of France (1886–1898); president (1879–1885); directeur des Cultes (until 1879) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336#P166))

## Questions

**When was Édouard Laferrière born?**  
Édouard Laferrière was born on 26 August 1841 in Angoulême.

**What positions has Édouard Laferrière held?**  
Positions held by Édouard Laferrière include: General Prosecutor of Court of Cassation (1900–1901); Governor of Algeria (1898–1900); Président du Club alpin français (1892–1895); Vice President of the State Council of France (1886–1898); president (1879–1885).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Édouard Laferrière](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Laferri%C3%A8re) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2389336](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2389336) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Portrait d'Édouard Laferrière.jpg by Laurent Auberge de Garcins (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_d%27%C3%89douard_Laferri%C3%A8re.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Édouard Laferrière, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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 this page

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