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Félix Faure

1841 - 1899

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Félix François Faure (French pronunciation: [feliks fʁɑ̃swa fɔʁ]; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) was the president of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine-Inférieure in 1881. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Félix Faure has received more than 1,143,316 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Félix Faure is the 1,774th most popular politician (up from 1,843rd in 2019), the 613th most popular biography from France (up from 648th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular French Politician.

Félix Faure was the President of France from 1895 to 1899. He is most famous for being the subject of a scandalous affair with Marguerite Steinheil, a married woman who was his mistress.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Félix Faure ranks 1,774 out of 19,576. Before him are James II of Aragon, George of Poděbrady, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Léon Blum, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Attalus I. After him are John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Emperor Huizong of Song, Amasis II, Rupert, King of Germany, John Sigismund Zápolya, and Hippias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Félix Faure ranks 13. Before him are Otto Wagner, Itō Hirobumi, Henry Morton Stanley, Frédéric Bazille, Henri Fayol, and Emil Theodor Kocher. After him are Nicholas I of Montenegro, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Armand Fallières, Emmanuel Chabrier, Armand Guillaumin, and Louis Le Prince. Among people deceased in 1899, Félix Faure ranks 5. Before him are Johann Strauss II, Alfred Sisley, Robert Bunsen, and Leo von Caprivi. After him are Rosa Bonheur, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, Sophus Lie, Paul Reuter, Ernest Chausson, and Giovanni Segantini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Félix Faure ranks 613 out of 6,770. Before him are William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), William Wyler (1902), Sophie Marceau (1966), Syagrius (430), Léon Blum (1872), and Marie-Antoine Carême (1784). After him are Albert Uderzo (1927), Lucien Febvre (1878), André the Giant (1946), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Julie Clary (1771), and Pierre de Ronsard (1524).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Félix Faure ranks 143. Before him are Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Lazare Carnot (1753), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), and Léon Blum (1872). After him are Charles II of Navarre (1332), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Paul Doumer (1857), Ariovistus (-101), Simone Veil (1927), and Nicolas Fouquet (1615).

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