Fernand Labori Explained

Fernand Gustave Gaston Labori
Birth Date:18 April 1860
Birth Place:Reims, France
Death Place:Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Occupation:Lawyer
Spouse:Marguerite de Pachmann
Relatives:Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (son-in-law)

Fernand-Gustave-Gaston Labori (April 18, 1860  - March 14, 1917) was a French attorney. He was born in Reims and educated at the Faculty of Law of Paris.[1] In his professional life he defended the accused in some of the most prominent political cases of his day. Among his noted clients was Alfred Dreyfus whose acquittal on the charge of treason he was unable to secure at his 1899 trial, but Dreyfus was eventually pardoned by the French President and rehabilitated at the end of the long Dreyfus Affair (1894–1906).

Legal career

Labori was elected second secrétaire de Conférence du barreau de Paris and he was the defence counsel for:

His speeches were regarded as masterpieces of forensic eloquence.

Assassination attempt

During the Dreyfus trial, Labori was the victim of an assassination attempt which hospitalized him for a week. The attacker was never identified.

Death

He is buried at the Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Labori, Fernand (1860-1917).