Antoine-Marcellin (Marcellin) de Bonnal
1816–82
French administrator, journalist, and writer. Worked in the agriculture and commerce section of the Conseil d’État, 1837–41, but was forced out after publishing a controversial work on social reform. Imprisoned at La Calle (now El Kala), Algeria, returning to France in 1848 as a journalist for La Presse. Exiled again in 1852, but after a few months returned to France and lived thereafter at Isle-Jourdain. Wrote on various political, religious, and philosophical themes.
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DBF
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
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