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Laboulaye Edouard René Lefébvre
(1811—1883)
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Édouard René Lefèvre de Laboulaye was a French jurist and writer. Laboulaye was received at the bar in 1842, and was chosen professor of comparative law at the Collège de France in 1849. Following the Paris Commune of 1870, he was elected to the national assembly, representing the département of the Seine. As secretary of the committee of thirty on the constitution he was effective in combatting the Monarchists in establishing the Third Republic. In 1875 he was elected a life senator, and in 1876 he was appointed administrator of the Collège de France, resuming his lectures on comparative legislation in 1877. Laboulaye was also chairman of the French Anti-Slavery Society.

Laboulaye wrote poetry in his spare time. One of his poems, "L'Oiseau bleu" was set by Victor Massé. He was an author of many fairy tales.

Cuba, 2000, The Enchanted Prawn

Cuba, 2000, The Enchanted Prawn