Gabriel Deville

Gabriel Deville
Portrait of Deville from Der Wahre Jacob, 1890
Deputy for the Seine
In office
21 June 1896 – 31 May 1898
Preceded byDésiré Barodet
Deputy for the Seine
In office
5 April 1903 – 31 May 1906
Preceded byDaniel Cloutier
Personal details
Born
Gabriel Pierre Deville

(1854-03-08)8 March 1854
Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Died28 February 1940(1940-02-28) (aged 85)
Viroflay, Yvelines, France
OccupationSocialist theoretician, politician and diplomat

Gabriel Pierre Deville (8 March 1854 – 28 February 1940) was a French socialist theoretician, politician and diplomat. He was a follower of the Guesdist movement in the 1880s, and did much to raise awareness of Karl Marx's theories of the weaknesses of capitalism through his books and articles. Later, without abandoning his beliefs, he became more pragmatic and was twice a deputy in the National Assembly. After leaving office he accepted various diplomatic positions.