Gustave Flourens

Gustave Flourens (born Aug. 4, 1838, Paris, France—died April 3, 1871, Chatou) was a French radical intellectual and a leader of the Paris Commune revolt of 1871. Flourens was the son of a famous physiologist, Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens, and was a promising young scientist. As an academic he wrote such distinguished works as Histoire de l’homme (1863; “History of Man”), Ce qui est possible (1864; “What Is Possible”), and Science de l’homme (1865; “Science of Man”)....