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Émile de Girardin
Émile de Girardin (22 June 1802 – 27 April 1881) was a French journalist, publisher and politician. He was the most successful and flamboyant French journalist of the era, presenting himself as a promoter of mass education through mass journalism. His magazines reached over a hundred thousand subscribers, and his inexpensive daily newspaper La Presse undersold the competition by half, thanks to its cheaper production and heavier advertising. Like most prominent journalists, Girardin was deeply involved in politics, and served in parliament. To his
the Chemins de Fer du Nord. In 1857 he entered journalism and gave a large number of articles on agronomy and zootechnics in the "Journal de l'Agriculture" and in "La Presse". A pupil of Émile Baudement, he was a specialist in agricultural issues and the rural economy. He was decorated with the Legion of Honour on 13 August 1864. He was one of the first five founders of the "Société des agriculteurs de France".
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