René Haby

René Haby (9 October 1919, in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe – 6 February 2003) was a French politician.[1] He had been a prisoner of war during World War II. He was a member of the Union for French Democracy. From 28 May 1974 until 5 April 1978 he was Minister of National Education.[2] A major reform instituted under Haby was the loi Haby that allowed students to take classes in what were called "regional languages", such as Corsican, at any stage in their education.[3]

René Haby
Minister of National Education
In office
27 May 1974  31 March 1978
PresidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Prime MinisterRaymond Barre
Jacques Chirac
Preceded byJoseph Fontanet
Succeeded byChristian Beullac
Personal details
Born(1919-10-09)9 October 1919
Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France
Died6 February 2003(2003-02-06) (aged 83)
10th arrondissement of Paris, France
Political partyUDF
ChildrenJean-Yves Haby

References

  1. "René Haby". The Independent. 2003-02-12. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  2. Trifonas, Peter Pericles (2000). The Ethics of Writing: Derrida, Deconstruction, and Pedagogy. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 75–81. ISBN 978-0-8476-9558-4.
  3. Blackwood, Robert J. (2008-05-22). The State, the Activists and the Islanders: Language Policy on Corsica. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-4020-8385-3.


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