Benjamin Nicolas Marie Appert

Benjamin Nicolas Marie Appert (September 10, 1797  1847) was a French philanthropist, not to be confused with Nicolas Appert.

Benjamin Nicolas Marie Appert

Life

He was born in Paris. While a young man he introduced a system of mutual instruction into the regimental schools of the département of the Nord. The success which it obtained induced him to publish a Manual setting forth his system. While engaged in teaching prisoners at Montaigu jail,[1] he fell under the suspicion of having connived at the escape of two of them, and was thrown into the prison of La Force.[2]

On his release he resolved to devote the rest of his life to bettering the condition of those whose lot he had for a time shared, and he travelled much over Europe for the purpose of studying the various systems of prison discipline, and wrote several books on the subject. After the revolution of 1830 he became secretary to Queen Marie Amélie Therese, and organized the measures taken for the relief of the needy. He was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1833.[2]

Notes

  1. Tronel, Jacky (14 March 2010). "Montaigu, ancien collège transformé en pénitencier militaire". prisons-cherche-midi-mauzac.com (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. Chisholm 1911.

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