Alexis Charles Henri Clerel (Alexis) de Tocqueville
1805–59
French statesman and political writer. Studied law in Paris, 1823–6. Visited the United States, 1831–2, and England in 1833. Wrote his major work, De la démocratie en Amérique, between 1832 and 1834. Wrote numerous works on democracy, prison reform, French colonial possessions, and the abolition of slavery.
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NBU.
Bibliography
NBU: Nouvelle biographie universelle depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu’à nos jours, avec les renseignements bibliographiques et l’indication des sources a consulter. Edited by Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer. 46 vols. in 23. Paris: Firmin Didot Frères. 1852–66.
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