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Paul Deschanel
Paul Deschanel
In office
February 18, 1920 – September 21, 1920
Preceded by Raymond Poincare
Succeeded by Alexandre Millerand
Born February 13, 1855
Brussels, Belgium
Died April 28, 1922
Paris, France
Spouse Germaine Deschanel

Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel (February 13, 1855 - April 28, 1922) was a French statesman. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected This is a list of Co-Princes of Andorra. The Principality of Andorra, in the Pyrenees Mountains on the French – Spanish border Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Raymond Poincaré (20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934 was a French conservative Statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five Alexandre Millerand (10 February 1859 - 7 April 1943 was a French socialist Politician. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He served as President of France from February 18, 1920 to September 21, 1920. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

Paul Deschanel, the son of Émile Deschanel (1819-1904), professor at the Collège de France and senator, was born at Brussels, where his father was living in exile (1851—1859), owing to his opposition to Napoleon III. Émile Auguste Étienne Martin Deschanel, ( 19 November 1819 - 26 January 1904) was a French author and politician the father of Paul The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment ( Grand établissement) located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President

Paul Deschanel studied law, and began his career as secretary to Deshayes de Marcère (1876), and to Jules Simon (1876-1877). Émile-Louis-Gustave Deshayes de Marcère ( 16 March 1828 - 26 April 1918) was a French Politician. Jules François Simon (27 December 1814 - 8 June 1896 was a French statesman and Philosopher, and one of the leader of the Opportunist Republicans In October 1885 he was elected deputy for Eure-et-Loir. Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers From the first he took an important place in the chamber, as one of the most notable orators of the Progressist Republican group. In January 1896 he was elected vice-president of the chamber, and henceforth devoted himself to the struggle against the Left, not only in parliament, but also in public meetings throughout France.

His addresses at Marseille on October 26, 1896, at Carmaux on December 27 1896, and at Roubaix on April 10, 1897, were triumphs of clear and eloquent exposition of the political and social aims of the Progressist party. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Carmaux is a commune of the Tarn department, in France. Demographics Residents of Carmaux Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Roubaix ( Dutch Robaais) is a city of northern France, in the Nord département, located near the cities of Lille Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

In June 1898 he was elected president of the chamber, and was re-elected in 1901, but rejected in 1902. Nevertheless he came forward brilliantly in 1904 and 1905 as a supporter of the law on the separation of church and state. Separation of church and state is a Political and Legal Doctrine that Government and religious institutions are to be kept separate He was elected President of France on January 17, 1920. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

Deschanel aspired to a much more active role as president than had been de rigueur under the Third Republic; but for reasons of his own mental health was unable to put his ideas to the test. The French Third Republic (in French, La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe

As president, his eccentric behaviour caused some consternation - on one occasion after a delegation of schoolgirls had presented him with a bouquet, he tossed the flowers back at them one by one. It all culminated when, late one night May 24, 1920, he disappeared from the presidential train near Montargis, and was found wandering in his nightshirt by a country stationmaster. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Montargis is a commune of the Loiret département in France. The town is located about 110 km south of Paris and 70km east This was evidence of the ill health which soon provoked his resignation September 21, 1920. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

Trivia

Works

He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1899, his most notable works being Orateurs et hommes d'état (1888), Figures de femmes (1889), La Décentralisation (1895), La Question sociale (1898). L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language.

Political offices
Preceded by
Raymond Poincaré		 President of France
1920		 Succeeded by
Alexandre Millerand
Academic offices
Preceded by
Édouard Hervé		 Seat 19
Académie française
1899–1922		 Succeeded by
Auguste Jonnart

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Raymond Poincaré (20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934 was a French conservative Statesman who served as Prime Minister of France on five Second French Republic (1848-1852 President of the Provisional Government of the Republic Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure (24 February 1848 Alexandre Millerand (10 February 1859 - 7 April 1943 was a French socialist Politician. This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy by seat number L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

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