Jump to content

Joseph Chevillon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Chevillon
Drawing of Chevillon in 1898
Born
Joseph, Marie, Eugène Chevillon

21 March 1849
Died29 April 1910 (1910-04-30) (aged 61)
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Thiers
Alma materUniversity of Paris
OccupationPolitician
ChildrenFrédéric Chevillon

Joseph Chevillon (1849-1910) was a French physician and politician.

Early life

[edit]

Joseph Chevillon was born on 21 March 1849 in Marseille, France.[1] Both his father and his uncle were physicians.[1] He was educated at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille.[1] He then studied Medicine at the University of Paris.[1]

He served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.[1]

Career

[edit]

Chevillon started his career as a physician in Marseille shortly after the war.[1] He played a significant role in the cholera epidemic of 1884 in Marseille, serving on a committee to combat the disease.[1] The epidemic led to a death toll of 1,777.[2]

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1885 to 1889, and from 1893 to 1902.[1] He was far-left.[1] He was an early supporter of General Georges Boulanger and he opposed retaliations against the Ligue des Patriotes.[1]

Death

[edit]

He died on 29 April 1910 in Marseille.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k National Assembly: Joseph Chevillon
  2. ^ Elisabeth Longuenesse, Santé, médecine et société dans le monde arabe, Paris: L'Harmattan, 1995, p. 18