Blum, Leon
1872 - Born on the 9th of April in Paris, France.
1889 - Published his first poems at the age of 17 in a journal they created.
1890 - Blum entered the prestigious École Normale Supérieure.
1891 - He decided to study both at the Sorbonne.
1894 - He graduated in literature and in law.
1919 - Chosen as chair of the party's executive committee, and was elected to the National Assembly as a representative of Paris.
1929 - Blum was elected as Deputy for Narbonne.
1936-1937 - Prime minister of France.
1940 - He made no effort to leave the country, despite the extreme danger he was in as a Jew and a socialist leader.
- Arrested by the Vichy authorities in September.
1943-1945 - The Germans deported Blum to Germany, where he was imprisoned in Buchenwald until April.
- While in prison he wrote his best-known work, the essay À l'échelle Humaine ("For all mankind").
1946-1947 - Provisional president of France.
1950 - He continued to write for Le Populaire until his death at Jouy-en-Josas, near Paris, on 30th of March.
1889 - Published his first poems at the age of 17 in a journal they created.
1890 - Blum entered the prestigious École Normale Supérieure.
1891 - He decided to study both at the Sorbonne.
1894 - He graduated in literature and in law.
1919 - Chosen as chair of the party's executive committee, and was elected to the National Assembly as a representative of Paris.
1929 - Blum was elected as Deputy for Narbonne.
1936-1937 - Prime minister of France.
1940 - He made no effort to leave the country, despite the extreme danger he was in as a Jew and a socialist leader.
- Arrested by the Vichy authorities in September.
1943-1945 - The Germans deported Blum to Germany, where he was imprisoned in Buchenwald until April.
- While in prison he wrote his best-known work, the essay À l'échelle Humaine ("For all mankind").
1946-1947 - Provisional president of France.
1950 - He continued to write for Le Populaire until his death at Jouy-en-Josas, near Paris, on 30th of March.
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