1797-1877. French politician and historian.
He held cabinet posts under Louis Philippe,
led the parliamentary opposition to Napoleon
III from 1863, and as head of the provisional
government 1871 negotiated peace with Prussia
and suppressed the briefly autonomous Paris
Commune. He was first president of the Third
Republic 1871-73. His books include Histoire
de la Revolution francaise/History of the
French Revolution 1823-27.