Gustave Adolphe Lefrançais was born on January 30, 1826, in Angers, and died May 16, 1901. He was a revolutionary anarchist militant, member of International Workingmen's Association (IWMA), the Paris Commune, and the Jurassic Federation. He was a socialist teacher and advocate of Laïcité, but was sacked in 1847. The following year, he took in the Revolutions of 1848 in France. His involvement with socialist organisations led to him to being subject to ploice action. Wikipedia
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