Édouard René de Laboulaye
Édouard René de Laboulaye | |
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| Administrator of the Collège de France | |
| In office 1876 – 25 May 1883 | |
| Senator for life | |
| In office 1875 – 25 May 1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1811 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 May 1883 (aged 72) Paris, France |
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| Children | Paulin de Laboulaye |
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Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye (French pronunciation: [edwaʁ ʁəne ləfɛvʁ də labulɛ]; 18 January 1811 – 25 May 1883) was a French jurist, poet, author and anti-slavery activist. An attentive observer of the political life of the United States and admirer of the American constitution, he originated the idea of a statue presented by the French people to the United States that resulted in the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.