PROSPER DUVERGIER D'HAURANNE
\pɹˈɒspə djˈuːvəd͡ʒɪə dˈiːhˈɔːɹan], \pɹˈɒspə djˈuːvədʒɪə dˈiːhˈɔːɹan], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_p_ə d_j_ˈuː_v_ə_dʒ_ɪ__ə d_ˈiː_h_ˈɔː_ɹ_a_n]\
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A French political writer; born in Rouen, Aug. 3, 1798; died in Paris, May 19 or 22, 1881. Prominent in politics, his writings reflect his opinions; particularly his "Principles of Representative Government" (1838) and "History of Parliamentary Government in France" (1857-73).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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