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Jules Lair

French business owner · France · On the map · Executives · Lived 1836 to 1907 · aged 70

Jules-Auguste Lair was a French lawyer, businessman and scholar. At the École des Chartes he studied palaeography, and was offered a position with the National Archives, but he decided instead to become a lawyer.

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1907Died16 May 19071896Named President of the Société de l'histoire de FranceOffice1 January 1896 to 1 January 18971891Prix ThérouanneAward1871Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1836Born23 May 1836

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Prix Thérouanne1891
Knight of the Legion of Honour1871

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At the age of 25 he became director of a warehousing company, and over the next forty years was involved in various major enterprises including the first telephone network in France. At the same time, he always set aside time for historical work, and published many articles and books on aspects of French history from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution.

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Country
France
Category
Executives
Type
Executive
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1836 to 1907 · aged 70