Charles Daniélou
| Charles Léon Claude Daniélou | |
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Daniélou in 1914
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| Minister of Merchant Marine | |
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In office 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Rollin |
| Succeeded by | Louis Rollin |
| Minister of Merchant Marine | |
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In office 13 December 1930 – 27 January 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Rollin |
| Succeeded by | Louis de Chappedelaine |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 18 December 1932 – 26 October 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Justin Godart |
| Succeeded by | Émile Lisbonne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 July 1878 Douarnenez, Finistère, France |
| Died | 30 December 1953 (aged 75) Neuilly, Seine, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
Charles Léon Claude Daniélou (13 July 1878 – 30 December 1953) was a French politician who was Minister of the Merchant Marine in 1930–31 and Minister of Health in 1932–33).
Charles Léon Claude Daniélou came from a prosperous Breton family with the strong tradition of political activity. His great-grandfather, Jean-Marie Daniélou (1764–1814), was mayor of Locronan under Napoleon. His grandfather, Jean-Pierre Daniélou (1798–1864), was a notary in Locronan and then Douarnenez, where he was mayor during the French Second Republic from April 1848 to January 1949. His father, Eugène-Lucien-Napoléon Daniélou (1834–1897) was a wealthy wine merchant and one of the leading businessmen in Douarnenez, where he was several times mayor between 1855 and 1896. Eugène Daniélou was a militant Republican and atheist, and would not marry in church or allow his children to be baptized.
Charles Léon Claude Daniélou was born on 13 July 1878 in Douarnenez, Finistère. His parents were unmarried. Tradition says that he was baptized by a washerwoman. Charles attended the local school with the sons of fishermen, then attended the lycée in Brest for his secondary education. He studied to enter the Navy, but failed the medical examination due to his poor eyesight. He began writing poetry, and in 1897 sent a copy of his first collection of poems to François Coppée, who invited him to come to Paris.
Daniélou moved to Paris in 1897 and was drawn into the circle of Coppée and José-Maria de Heredia. He was converted to Christianity and baptized in 1897. He met literary and political figures such as Henri de Régnier, Pierre Louÿs, Gabriel Hanotaux, Louis Barthou, Georges Leygues, Émile Zola and Sarah Bernhardt. Daniélou was present at the last meeting between Zola and Coppée during the Dreyfus affair. Zola had decided to publish his J'accuse, in which he proclaimed that Dreyfus was innocent, despite pleas by Coppée. Daniélou sided with Coppée and helped found the anti-Dreyfus Ligue de la patrie française in December 1898. Daniélou started to contribute to the Parisian journals such as Les Annales de la Vie française, l'Homme libre, Le Petit Journal, Paris-Midi, l'Eclair and Le Soleil. He published several collections of verse, and published two adventure novels in the Echo de Paris.
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