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{{Infobox officeholder
[[File:Portrait de Georges Coulon.jpg|thumb|Picture of Georges Coulon (about 1910)]]
| name = Georges Coulon
[[File:Georges Coulon by Odile Redon.jpg|thumb|Drawing of Georges Coulon by Odile Redon (1909)]]
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[[File:Funérailles de Georges Coulon - 1912.jpg|thumb|The six sons of Georges Coulon during his funeral, Paris, 1912]]
| caption = Georges Coulon (about 1910)


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| office = Vice-President of the Council of State
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'''Georges Coulon''' (11 March 1838 - 20 February 1912), was a French lawyer and politician, Vice President of the French [[Council of State (France)|Council of State]] from 1898 to 1912.<ref>French Council of State website: http://www.conseil-etat.fr/cde/fr/les-vice-presidents-du-conseil-dnntat-depuis-le/</ref>
| term_start = 1898
| term_end = 1912
| predecessor = [[Édouard Laferrière]]
| successor = Alfred Picard<sup>([[:fr:Alfred Picard|fr]])</sup>

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1838|03|11|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1912|02|20|1838|03|11|df=y}}
| death_place =
| nationality = French
| other_names =
| occupation = Lawyer, politician
| known_for =
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'''Georges Coulon''' (11 March 1838 - 20 February 1912) was a French lawyer, politician and vice president of the French [[Council of State (France)|Council of State]] from 1898 to 1912.<ref>French Council of State website: http://www.conseil-etat.fr/cde/fr/les-vice-presidents-du-conseil-dnntat-depuis-le/</ref>


== Family background==
== Family background==


===Eugène Scribe's son ===
===Eugène Scribe's son ===
Georges Coulon was officially the son of the actress Augustine-Antoinette Finot-Léonard and Antoine Coulon, choreographer and ballet director at the [[Paris Opera]] and [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London. However, there is speculation that Coulon was probably the son of [[Eugène Scribe]]<ref>[http://saintgeorgesdedidonnehier.blogs.sudouest.fr/archive/2011/06/18/georges-coulon-11-03-1838-20-02-1912.html Article by Vincent Wright and Éric Anceau]: "Georges Coulon, né le 11 mars 1838, était sans doute le fils naturel d’Eugène Scribe" / "Georges Coulon, born on 11 March 1838, was without doubt the natural (illegitimate) son of Eugène Scribe" Retrieved 2 March 2012</ref>
Georges Coulon was officially the son of the actress Augustine-Antoinette Finot-Léonard and Antoine Coulon, choreographer and ballet director at the [[Paris Opera]] and [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London. However, there is speculation that Coulon was probably the son of [[Eugène Scribe]].<ref>[http://saintgeorgesdedidonnehier.blogs.sudouest.fr/archive/2011/06/18/georges-coulon-11-03-1838-20-02-1912.html Article by Vincent Wright and Éric Anceau]: "Georges Coulon, né le 11 mars 1838, était sans doute le fils naturel d’Eugène Scribe" / "Georges Coulon, born on 11 March 1838, was without doubt the natural (illegitimate) son of Eugène Scribe" Retrieved 2 March 2012</ref>


=== Descendants ===
=== Descendants ===
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=== Villa Jean Marmaille ===
=== Villa Jean Marmaille ===
Georges Coulon built a huge villa by the beach of [[Saint-Georges-de-Didonne]] named: "Jean Marmaille",<ref>[http://saintgeorgesdedidonnehier.blogs.sudouest.fr/archive/2011/05/05/villa-jean-marmaille.html] La villa Jean-Marmaille</ref> a reference to the first names given to his children. The house still exists and is occupied by descendants of Georges Coulon.
Georges Coulon built a huge villa by the beach of [[Saint-Georges-de-Didonne]] named: "Jean Marmaille",<ref>[http://saintgeorgesdedidonnehier.blogs.sudouest.fr/archive/2011/05/05/villa-jean-marmaille.html] La villa Jean-Marmaille</ref> a reference to the first names given to his children. The house still exists and is occupied by descendants of Georges Coulon.

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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}

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| NAME = Coulon, Georges
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Vice President of the French [[Council of State (France)|Council of State]]
| DATE OF BIRTH = 11 March 1838
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| DATE OF DEATH = 20 February 1912
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[[Category:19th-century French lawyers]]
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[[Category:Prefects of France]]
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 25 November 2023

Georges Coulon
Vice-President of the Council of State
In office
1898–1912
Preceded byÉdouard Laferrière
Succeeded byAlfred Picard(fr)
Personal details
Born(1838-03-11)11 March 1838
Died20 February 1912(1912-02-20) (aged 73)
NationalityFrench
OccupationLawyer, politician

Georges Coulon (11 March 1838 - 20 February 1912) was a French lawyer, politician and vice president of the French Council of State from 1898 to 1912.[1]

Family background

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Eugène Scribe's son

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Georges Coulon was officially the son of the actress Augustine-Antoinette Finot-Léonard and Antoine Coulon, choreographer and ballet director at the Paris Opera and Her Majesty's Theatre in London. However, there is speculation that Coulon was probably the son of Eugène Scribe.[2]

Descendants

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Georges Coulon had six sons: Jean-Paul Coulon, Jean-Pierre Coulon, Jean-Louis Coulon, Jean-Jacques Coulon, Jean-Claude Coulon and Jean-René Coulon. Jean-Louis and Jean-René, died during the World War I in 1914 and 1916. His first son, Jean-Paul Coulon was a well-known magistrate and his daughter Denise Coulon married the painter Olivier Debré, Michel Debré's brother, joining two famous families of the French Republic: the Pelletan and the Debré families. When Georges Coulon died in 1912, a state funeral was given in his honor and his six sons marched behind the cortege.

Villa Jean Marmaille

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Georges Coulon built a huge villa by the beach of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne named: "Jean Marmaille",[3] a reference to the first names given to his children. The house still exists and is occupied by descendants of Georges Coulon.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georges Coulon.

References

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  1. ^ French Council of State website: http://www.conseil-etat.fr/cde/fr/les-vice-presidents-du-conseil-dnntat-depuis-le/
  2. ^ Article by Vincent Wright and Éric Anceau: "Georges Coulon, né le 11 mars 1838, était sans doute le fils naturel d’Eugène Scribe" / "Georges Coulon, born on 11 March 1838, was without doubt the natural (illegitimate) son of Eugène Scribe" Retrieved 2 March 2012
  3. ^ [1] La villa Jean-Marmaille
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