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Jules Guérin | |
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| Born | (1860-09-14)September 14, 1860 |
| Died | February 10, 1910(1910-02-10) (aged 49) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and anti-Semitic activist |
| Known for | Founded and led theLigue Antisemitique |
Jules Guérin (French pronunciation:[ʒylɡeʁɛ̃]; 14 September 1860 – 10 February 1910) was a French journalist andanti-Semitic activist. He founded and led theAntisemitic League of France (Ligue Antisémitique), an organisation similar to theLigue des Patriotes, and edited the French weeklyL'Antijuif (Paris, 1896–1902).
At the start of March 1898 Guérin was among the speakers attacking Jews and their "Dreyfusard servants" at a meeting of 800 people in theSalle Wagram in Paris. Other speakers were Charles Devos, Édouard Duboc andMax Régis.[1] The Ligue was involved in many anti-Semitic and anti-Dreyfus protests during theDreyfus Affair. After failing to gain financial backing from Radical and Socialist politicians for his anti-Semitic league and newspaper, he turned to royalists and announced himself an opponent of the Republican government. Guérin was financially supported byPrince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, theOrléanist claimant to the French throne, from 1898 to 1903.[2]
In 1899 Guérin was involved in the activities ofPaul Déroulède, who attempted to organise acoup d'état. He was eventually indicted, with Déroulède and hisLigue des Patriotes for conspiring against the State. Guérin refused to be taken and fortified his house in the Rue de Chabrol with a group of armed supporters. After 38 days of siege, he eventually gave himself up. The termFort Chabrol for a siege situation is still in use in some French-speaking countries, even among law enforcement agencies. The Ligue was outlawed in November 1899 and Guérin was imprisoned for ten years.
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