
Edouard de Laboulaye
Edouard de Laboulaye was a French political thinker, abolitionist, and professor who is best known for proposing the idea of the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France to the United States to commemorate the centennial of American independence and to symbolize freedom and democracy.
Born on Jan 18, 1811 (214 years old)
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Edouard de Laboulaye proposed the construction of the Statue of Liberty in 1865 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of American independence.
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