Félix Esquirou de Parieu

Félix Esquirou de Parieu.

Félix Marie Louis Pierre Esquirou de Parieu (1815 - 1893) was a French statesman.

Born in Aurillac, Cantal, he was notably Minister of Education and Public Worship from 1849 to 1851, and headed the French Council of State in 1870.

He is considered as a precursor of the European Monetary Union^[who?], as he dedicated most of his political life to promote the idea of a European single currency. He was one of the founders of the Latin Monetary Union. He died in Paris.

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Name	Esquirou De Parieu, Felix
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Date of birth	1815
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Date of death	1893
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