Félicien Challaye

Félicien Challaye
Born November 1, 1875
Lyon, France
Died April 26, 1967
Paris, France
Occupation Philosopher

Félicien Challaye (1875-1967) was a French philosopher and human rights activist.

Early life

Félicien Challaye was born on November 1, 1875 in Lyon, France.[1] He earned the agrégation in Philosophy in 1897.[1]

Career

Challaye was a high school teacher of philosophy in Paris from 1903 to 1937.[1] He served as Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's secretary on his 1905 trip to the Congo.[2] Three years later, in 1908, he founded a human rights organization for the indigenous people of the Congo.[2] He subsequently served as the vice president of the Human Rights League.[1]

Challaye served in World War I, and he was wounded in combat in 1915.[3] After the war, he became a staunch pacifist.[4] By 1931, he suggested he preferred peace to war, even if France had to be invaded by Germany.[3]

Challaye was the author of many books on philosophy. He also published children's books under the pseudonym of Robert Fougère.[1]

Death and legacy

Challaye died on April 26, 1967 in Paris, France.[1] The rue Félicien Challaye in Tunis, Tunisia was named in his honor.[5]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Félicien Challaye (1875-1967)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sibeud, Emmanuelle (2014). "Entre geste impériale et cause internationale : défendre les indigènes à Genève dans les années 1920". Monde(s). 2 (6): 23–43. doi:10.3917/mond.142.0023. Retrieved August 12, 2016 via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)).
  3. 1 2 Merlio, Gilbert (2011). "Le pacifisme en Allemagne et en France entre les deux guerres mondiales". Les cahiers Irice. 2 (8): 39–59. doi:10.3917/lci.008.0039. Retrieved August 12, 2016 via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)). Félicien Challaye disciple de Jaurès, blessé en 1915 et converti au pacifisme intégral qu’il défend au sein de la Ligue des droits de l’homme contre Victor Basch, affirme en 1931 vouloir « plutôt l’occupation étrangère que la guerre; et, en 1934, il intitulera un de ses écrits Pour la paix désarmée même face à Hitler.
  4. Pollack, Guillaume (2014). "Une mémoire improbable : Jaurès sous l'Occupation (1940 - 1944)". Cahiers Jaurès. 1 (211): 95–114. Retrieved August 12, 2016 via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)).
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