| Gabriel Compayré | |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1843 |
| Birth Place: | Albi, France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Education: | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Alma Mater: | École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines |
| Occupation: | Scholar, politician |
Gabriel Compayré was a French scholar of pedagogy and politician.
Gabriel Compayré was born on 2 January 1843 in Albi, France.[1]
Compayré was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.[1] He graduated from the École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines and passed the Agrégation in philosophy in 1866.[1] [2] He received a doctorate in philosophy in 1873, with a thesis about David Hume.[1]
Compayré taught high school philosophy in Pau, Poitiers and Toulouse.[1] He taught philosophy at the University of Toulouse.[1] [2] He was the author of many books on pedagogy.[3] He also wrote books about Peter Abelard and Herbert Spencer. Some of his books were translated into English by William H. Payne.[4]
Compayré served in the National Assembly from 1881 to 1889,[1] serving as deputy to Lavaur.[5] He lost his reelection bid to Charles Poulié in 1889.[1]
Compayré was a Commander of the Legion of Honour.[1]
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Compayré died on March 23, 1913, in Paris, France.[1]