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Auguste Isaac

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Auguste Isaac
Born6 September 1849
Roubaix, France
Died23 March 1938 (1938-03-24) (aged 88)
Lyon, France
OccupationPolitician

Auguste Isaac (1849-1938) was a French politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1919 to 1924, representing Rhône.[1]

Minister of Industry and Commerce between 1920 and 1921, Isaac attacked the French fashion industry for its “indecency” during an Anti-pornography Congress in Lyon in 1922.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Auguste Isaac". National Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ^ ATTACKS PARIS MODISTES - French Ex-Minister of Commerce Blames Them for Indecent Costumes, The New York Times, March 28, 1922 (PDF)