LITERATURE - MACE Jean (1815 - 1894) - Autograph letters signed
Lot 613 · The Langer Collection · 29 April 2024
A teacher, he was the founder of the Ligue Française de l'Enseignement. He was convinced that without education you could not become a republican. He set up many libraries in France. At the end of his life, he saw his dream come true: the creation of free, compulsory, secular state schools. Senator in 1883.
Autograph letter signed 21.02... "... je redoute les cartons du Ministère de l'Intérieur.::"; Autograph letter signed 19.06.1872 "... je lui cherche une place…’
Autograph letter signed dated Monthias 28 8bre 1879 à Abelard Saumur: "...J'ai traité déjà dans la petite République cette question des influences hostiles...".