Firmin Marbeau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Firmin Marbeau

French philanthropist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1798

Place of Birth: Brive-la-Gaillarde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1875

Profession: politician, jurist-consultant, philanthropist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jean Firmin Marbeau (1798 – October 10, 1875) was a French philanthropist who pioneered the crèche movement, a forerunner of modern day care. Marbeau was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, and was by profession a lawyer in Paris.
He is best known for founding the first crèche, which opened in Paris on November 14, 1844.
The crèche provided child care to enable working-class mothers to work jobs outside of the home, and spawned a Crèche Movement that led to a number of similar establishments being opened in France; the concept was also influential on the development of day care in North America.
Marbeau wrote a number of books promoting the concept, and died in Saint-Cloud in 1875.