Marc Lachaussée

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Marc Lauchessé (1765-1829) was a philosopher, writer and sociologist born in Northern France, Le Havre, Normandie.

Portrait of Marc Lachaussée by François-André Vincent, painted 1798
Portrait of Marc Lachaussée by François-André Vincent, painted 1798

Since his early life, Lachaussée wrote about all sort of controversional themes: french society, applied ethic, capital punishment and natural human rights as well.

He entered Université de Lyon at the age of 17 and became later the professor of brilliant minds like Victor Hugo, Adèle Foucher and Jean-Paul Marat.

After writing 46 essays, 9 novels, 2 romances and uncountable aesthetic articles to La Revue Celtique, he became a founding member of Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale.

He has become notable for his most famous statement: "Mais enfin, l'homme a-t-il ce pouvoir?", which means "Anyway, does the man have this right?".