Philosopher who brought the word "socialism" into French political discourse and sat with the Mountain in 1848–1851
Born in Paris in 1797, the son of an artisan, he worked as a mason and compositor, co-founded Le Globe and became a leading Saint-Simonian until he broke with Enfantin in 1831. His essay "Individualism and Socialism" of 1834 introduced the term "socialism" into French political discourse, and De l'humanité (1840) set out his Humanitarian system; he had great influence on George Sand. In 1843 he set up a printing association at Boussac. In February 1848 he proclaimed the republic there and became its mayor; elected for the Seine in June as a democratic socialist, he sat with the Mountain in the Constituent Assembly, defended the June insurgents and was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1849. After the coup of 1851 he went into exile in Jersey, returned on the amnesty of 1869 and died in Paris in 1871.
Also known as: Pierre Henri Leroux
Activities and affiliations
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1824–1871
Scholarship and theory
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1848
Government and administration
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1848–1851
Legislature and state representation
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1848–1851
The Mountain (Democratic Socialists, 1848–1851)
Legislature and state representation
Career Timeline
- 1834"Individualism and Socialism"
- 1840De l'humanité
- 1848Mayor of Boussac
- 1848–1851Deputy for the Seine (the Mountain)
- 1852–1869Exile in Jersey