Henri Moysset (26 March 1875 – 1 August 1949) was a French historian and politician. He was a scholar of the

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, especially

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. He was the French Minister of State for the Coordination of New Institutions from 1941 to 1942. He was a vocal critic of Pan-Germanism, and he influenced many of

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's social policies.

Early life

Henri Moysset was born on 26 March 1875 in Gramond,

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants ...

, France. He graduated from the

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Career

Moysset taught history at the

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. He was a scholar the history of socialism, especially Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. He authored a book about Germany in the two decades after Otto von Bismarck. The book was praised by ''The New York Times'', which read "Moysset's style has restraint and shows evidences of research and deliberation." Moysset was an advisor to prime ministers Georges Leygues and

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. He was

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's chief of staff at the Ministry of the Navy from 1939 to 1941. He served as the Minister of State for the Coordination of New Institutions from 11 August 1941 to 18 April 1942. Moysset was a vocal critic of Pan-Germanism. He was an influential figure during

, especially with regards to its social policies.

Death

Moysset died on 1 August 1949 in Paris.

Works

References

1875 births 1949 deaths People from Aveyron University of Bordeaux alumni 19th-century French historians 20th-century French historians People of Vichy France Government ministers of France {{France-politician-stub