1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TIRARD, PIERRE EMANUEL (1827-1893), French politician, was born of French parents at Geneva on the 27th of September 1827, and, after studying in his native town, became a civil engineer. After five years of government service he resigned to become a jewel merchant. His determined opposition to the empire, culminating in 1869 in a campaign in favour of the radical candidate opposed to Ollivier, was rewarded by his election as mayor of the nth arrohdissement of Paris and as deputy for the Seine. Nominated a member o…
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