Auguste Scheurer-Kestner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Auguste Scheurer-Kestner

French politician

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1833

Place of Birth: Mulhouse, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1899

Profession: businessperson, politician, chemist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Auguste Scheurer-Kestner (11 February 1833 in Mulhouse (Haut Rhin) – 19 September 1899 in Bagnères-de-Luchon (Haute Garonne)) was a chemist, industrialist, a Protestant and an Alsatian politician.
He was the uncle by marriage of the wife of Jules Ferry.He was a Republican and opposed the Empire of Napoleon III.
He was elected member of for Haut Rhin on 2 July 1871 and became senator for life on 15 September 1875.
Twenty years later, he was the last representative of the Alsace French Parliament. A close friend of Georges Clemenceau and Léon Gambetta, he provided the greater part of the funds for the publication of The French Republic newspaper that ran from 1879 to 1884.
In 1894, Auguste Scheurer-Kestner as Senior Vice-President of the Senate was considered a moral authority in politics. His brother, Julius Scheurer, stayed in Alsace under German occupation.
He was Senator for the Haut Rhin department from 1920 to 1927.