Jump to content

Paul Hymans: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
SmackBot (talk | contribs)
m Standard headings &/or gen fixes. using AWB
Added basic information
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Paul Hymans''' ([[March 23]], [[1865]] – [[March 8]], [[1941]]), was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[politician]] associated with the [[Liberal Party (Belgium)|Liberal Party ]]. He was the first President of the short-lived [[League of Nations]], and served again as its president in 1932-33.
'''Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans''' ([[Ixelles/Elsene]], [[March 23]] [[1865]] – [[Nice]], [[March 8]] [[1941]]), was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[politician]] associated with the [[Liberal Party (Belgium)|Liberal Party ]]. He was the first President of the short-lived [[League of Nations]], and served again as its president in 1932-33.


Hymans was born in [[Ixelles/Elsene]], [[Belgium]] and became Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1918 to 1920 (and again from 1927 to 1935), minister of justice from 1926 to 1927, and member of the council of ministers from 1935 to 1936.
He became a [[lawyer]] and professor at the [[Universite Libre de Bruxelles]]. As a politician he became Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs from [[1918]] to [[1920]] (and again from [[1927]] to [[1935]]), minister of justice from [[1926]] to [[1927]], and member of the council of ministers from [[1935]] to [[1936]]. In [[1919]], together with [[Charles de Broqueville]] and [[Emile Vandervelde]] he introduced [[universal suffrage]] for all men (''one man one vote'') and [[education|learning duty]].


After [[World War I]], he represented Belgium at the 1919-1920 [[Paris Peace Conference, 1919|peace conference]]. Paul Hymans helped form the customs union of Belgium and [[Luxembourg]] ([[Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union]]) in [[1921]] and played a leading part in negotiating the [[Dawes Plan]] in [[1924]]. In [[1928]], he signed the [[Kellogg-Briand Pact]] for Belgium.
He represented Belgium at the 1919-1920 peace conference.


He was a [[freemason]], and a member of the lodge ''[[Les Amis Philanthropes]]'' of the [[Grand Orient of Belgium]] in Brussels. Paul Hymans is interred in the [[Ixelles Cemetery]] in [[Brussels]].
He helped form the customs union of Belgium and Luxembourg in 1921 and played a leading part in negotiating the [[Dawes Plan]] in [[1924]].


==Bibliography==
He was the author of the book ''Pages liberales (Liberal Notes)'' published in [[1936]].
* Paul Hymans, ''Pages liberales'' (E: Liberal Notes), [[1936]]

He was a [[freemason]], and a member of the lodge ''[[Les Amis Philanthropes]]'' of the [[Grand Orient of Belgium]] in Brussels. Paul Hymans is interred in the [[Ixelles Cemetery]] in [[Brussels]].


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=985 Paul Hymans]
* [http://www.liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=985 Paul Hymans]
* Helmreich, J.E., Paul Hymans and Henri Jaspar : Contrasting Diplomatic Styles for a small power, in : Studia Diplomatica, XXXIX, 1986, p. 669-682.
* Willequet, J., Les mémoires de Paul Hymans, in : Le Flambeau, 1958, nr. 9-10, p. 565-573.


{{start box}}
{{start box}}

Revision as of 10:47, 11 January 2008

Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans (Ixelles/Elsene, March 23 1865Nice, March 8 1941), was a Belgian politician associated with the Liberal Party . He was the first President of the short-lived League of Nations, and served again as its president in 1932-33.

He became a lawyer and professor at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. As a politician he became Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1918 to 1920 (and again from 1927 to 1935), minister of justice from 1926 to 1927, and member of the council of ministers from 1935 to 1936. In 1919, together with Charles de Broqueville and Emile Vandervelde he introduced universal suffrage for all men (one man one vote) and learning duty.

After World War I, he represented Belgium at the 1919-1920 peace conference. Paul Hymans helped form the customs union of Belgium and Luxembourg (Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union) in 1921 and played a leading part in negotiating the Dawes Plan in 1924. In 1928, he signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact for Belgium.

He was a freemason, and a member of the lodge Les Amis Philanthropes of the Grand Orient of Belgium in Brussels. Paul Hymans is interred in the Ixelles Cemetery in Brussels.

Bibliography

  • Paul Hymans, Pages liberales (E: Liberal Notes), 1936

References

  • Paul Hymans
  • Helmreich, J.E., Paul Hymans and Henri Jaspar : Contrasting Diplomatic Styles for a small power, in : Studia Diplomatica, XXXIX, 1986, p. 669-682.
  • Willequet, J., Les mémoires de Paul Hymans, in : Le Flambeau, 1958, nr. 9-10, p. 565-573.
Preceded by
none
President of the League of Nations
1920-1921
Succeeded by