Achille Fould

Achille Fould (born Nov. 17, 1800, Paris—died Oct. 5, 1867, La Loubière, Fr.) was an influential French statesman during the Second Republic (1848–52) and the Second Empire (1852–70). He combined liberal economic ideas with political flexibility, tempered by a belief in the necessity of repressing radical leftist leaders. A member of an important Parisian banking family, Fould achieved notice in May 1848 with his pamphlet “Observations on the Financial Question Addressed to the National Assembly.”...