Camille Pierre Alexis Paganel (26 August 1795, Paris - 17 December 1859, Paris) was a French lawyer, politician, and writer.
Biography Camille Paganel was born in Paris on 26 August 1795. The son of Pierre Paganel, a member of the French Convention, Camille Paganel began his career as a lawyer in 1816. He aligned himself with the July Monarchy and held various positions in the legal and political spheres. Paganel served as a substitute judge at the first instance court of the Seine in 1830 and later became a Master of Requests at the Conseil d'État in 1832. From 1834 to 1846, he represented Lot-et-Garonne as a deputy, belonging to the conservative majority in the parliament. In 1840, he assumed the role of Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and subsequently became the director of stud farms. Apart from his political career, Paganel was also a member of several learned societies and authored historical works. He died on 17 December 1859 in Paris.
Publications Coup d’œil sur l'état politique de l'Europe en 1819 De l'Espagne et de la liberté, 1820 Théodora, ou la Famille chrétienne, 1825 Histoire de Frédéric-Le-Grand, 1830 Essai sur l'établissement monarchique de Napoléon, 1836 Histoire de Scanderbeg, ou Turks et Chrétiens au XVe siècle, 1855
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