Edmond Favre
Edmond Favre | |
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| Born | François-Edmond Favre 26 July 1812 |
| Died | 26 May 1880 (aged 67) |
| Occupations | Politician, army officer, military writer |
| Spouse | Henriette Marie Sarasin |
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Edmond Favre (born François-Edmond Favre; 26 July 1812 – 26 May 1880) was a Genevan politician, general staff officer, and military writer, a member of the Favre family of Genevan notables.[1]
Life and career
Favre was the son of Guillaume Favre, a scholar, bibliophile, and owner of the estate of La Grange, and of Catherine Bertrand. He was the brother of Alphonse Favre. He married Henriette Marie Sarasin, daughter of François-Paul Sarasin, a deputy to the Representative Council.[1]
He studied law at the Academy of Geneva from 1832 to 1835 and lived as a rentier. On returning from a long stay in Italy, he laid out the gardens of La Grange.[1]
In 1855, during the debate over the separation of Church and State, Favre sided with the national Church. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly in 1862 and a deputy from 1862 to 1864. He served on the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1866 to 1880.[1]
A general staff officer, he was promoted colonel in 1866 and served as brigade commander, also publishing military works.[1]
Bibliography
- Livre du Recteur, 3, 286.
- L'Etat-major, 3, 57.
- A. Brulhart and E. Deuber-Pauli, Ville et canton de Genève, 1985, 156–157 (2nd ed. 1993).
References
This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Favre, Edmond, Vincent Perret, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.