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Jean Jaurès

Born in 1859; became a Professor at Toulouse; elected to the French Chamber in 1885; returned to Toulouse and took part in the foundation of the Academy of Medicine; having become a Socialist, was elected to the French Chamber in 1893, becoming Chief of the Socialist Party and notable for his eloquence; active in the Dreyfus affair; a member of the Cabinet of Waldeck-Rousseau.