Pierre Ernest Pinard was born in Autun, Saône-et-Loire, on 10 October 1822.[1] His father, who belonged to the judiciary, died in 1830, leaving a widow and three children. Ernest was the eldest.[2] He was a brilliant and very pious student at the Petit-Séminaire of Autun.[3] He went on to the Collège Stanislas de Paris. He studied law in Paris and became an advocate. Pinard decided to join the judiciary, and on 1 May 1849 was named deputy prosecutor at Tonnerre. On 12 December 1851 he became deputy prosecutor at Troyes, and then on 30 December 1852 at Reims. On 30 October 1853 he was appointed deputy prosecutor at the Tribunal of the Seine in Paris, where he showed his remarkable talent as an orator.[2]
In January 1857 Pinard prosecuted Gustave Flaubert for "offense to public and religious morality and to good morals" for his 1856 novel Madame Bovary, which deals with adultery.[4] He said that "Art that observes no rule is no longer art; it is like a woman who disrobes completely. To impose the one rule of public decency on art is not to subjugate it but to honor it".[5] Pinard failed to win a conviction, although Flaubert was reprimanded by the court. In August 1857 Pinard prosecuted Charles Baudelaire for his 1857 collection of poems, Les Fleurs du Mal. Seven of the poems were banned due to their lesbian or sadomasochistic themes, a ban that technically remained in place until 1948.[4]
In April 1859 Pinard was named deputy prosecutor at the imperial court, and on 3 October 1861 he was promoted to the grade of advocate-general, and appointed procureur general in Douai.[2]
Pinard was appointed to the Conseil d'Etat (Council of State) in 1866, aged 44, seen as one of the new men who could rejuvenate the empire. He was appointed Minister of the Interior on 13 November 1867, replacing Charles de La Valette. Pinard was not well liked by Eugène Rouher, the principal minister of the regime. Although attached to the Catholic Church, Pinard saw that the empire needed to become more liberal. He was in favor of a broad union between ultramontane Catholics who disagreed with imperial policy towards Rome and Bonapartists who supported reform, a combination that was opposed by Rouher.[1]
Pinard drafted a new press law in which prison sentences were replaced by fines, and pushed it through against opposition from Rouher. However, Pinard remained authoritarian in temperament. He demanded firm action in a case against the journal La Lanterne. He made a clumsy attempt to use force to suppress a demonstration commemorating the death of Jean-Baptiste Baudin, which destroyed his authority. Pinard left office on 17 December 1868.[1]
Later career
Pinard would not accept a Senate seat.[1] In 1869 he was elected deputy for the 7th circonscription of the Nord department.[6] He was one of the small minority that protested the deposition of the emperor Napoleon III after the French lost the Battle of Sedan. He was imprisoned in 1871 for his Bonapartist activities. Pinard returned to the bar of Paris. In 1876 he ran unsuccessfully for election as a deputy. He died on 12 September 1909 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, aged 86.[1]
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Pierre Ernest Pinard 10 October 1822 12 September 1909 was a French prosecutor and Minister of the Interior He is known for his indictments against Gustave Flaubert s Madame Bovary and Charles Baudelaire s Les Fleurs du mal Pierre Ernest PinardErnest Pinard by Bayard and BertallBorn 1822 10 10 10 October 1822Autun Saone et Loire FranceDied12 September 1909 1909 09 12 aged 86 Bourg en Bresse Ain FranceNationalityFrenchOccupationPolitician Contents 1 Early years 2 Minister of the Interior 3 Later career 4 ReferencesEarly years EditPierre Ernest Pinard was born in Autun Saone et Loire on 10 October 1822 1 His father who belonged to the judiciary died in 1830 leaving a widow and three children Ernest was the eldest 2 He was a brilliant and very pious student at the Petit Seminaire of Autun 3 He went on to the College Stanislas de Paris He studied law in Paris and became an advocate Pinard decided to join the judiciary and on 1 May 1849 was named deputy prosecutor at Tonnerre On 12 December 1851 he became deputy prosecutor at Troyes and then on 30 December 1852 at Reims On 30 October 1853 he was appointed deputy prosecutor at the Tribunal of the Seine in Paris where he showed his remarkable talent as an orator 2 In January 1857 Pinard prosecuted Gustave Flaubert for offense to public and religious morality and to good morals for his 1856 novel Madame Bovary which deals with adultery 4 He said that Art that observes no rule is no longer art it is like a woman who disrobes completely To impose the one rule of public decency on art is not to subjugate it but to honor it 5 Pinard failed to win a conviction although Flaubert was reprimanded by the court In August 1857 Pinard prosecuted Charles Baudelaire for his 1857 collection of poems Les Fleurs du Mal Seven of the poems were banned due to their lesbian or sadomasochistic themes a ban that technically remained in place until 1948 4 In April 1859 Pinard was named deputy prosecutor at the imperial court and on 3 October 1861 he was promoted to the grade of advocate general and appointed procureur general in Douai 2 Minister of the Interior Edit Pinard in 1867 by Antoine Samuel Adam SalomonPinard was appointed to the Conseil d Etat Council of State in 1866 aged 44 seen as one of the new men who could rejuvenate the empire He was appointed Minister of the Interior on 13 November 1867 replacing Charles de La Valette Pinard was not well liked by Eugene Rouher the principal minister of the regime Although attached to the Catholic Church Pinard saw that the empire needed to become more liberal He was in favor of a broad union between ultramontane Catholics who disagreed with imperial policy towards Rome and Bonapartists who supported reform a combination that was opposed by Rouher 1 Pinard drafted a new press law in which prison sentences were replaced by fines and pushed it through against opposition from Rouher However Pinard remained authoritarian in temperament He demanded firm action in a case against the journal La Lanterne He made a clumsy attempt to use force to suppress a demonstration commemorating the death of Jean Baptiste Baudin which destroyed his authority Pinard left office on 17 December 1868 1 Later career EditPinard would not accept a Senate seat 1 In 1869 he was elected deputy for the 7th circonscription of the Nord department 6 He was one of the small minority that protested the deposition of the emperor Napoleon III after the French lost the Battle of Sedan He was imprisoned in 1871 for his Bonapartist activities Pinard returned to the bar of Paris In 1876 he ran unsuccessfully for election as a deputy He died on 12 September 1909 in Bourg en Bresse Ain aged 86 1 References EditCitations a b c d e Choisel 1995 a b c M Ernest Pinard 1867 p 338 Semaine religieuse de Cambrai 1867 p 519 a b Lewis 2007 p 37 Bragg 2007 Bonaparte 1975 p 356 Sources Bonaparte Julie 1975 La princesse Julie Bonaparte marquise de Roccagiovine et son temps memoires inedits 1853 1870 Ed di Storia e Letteratura GGKEY J9WBCXK0UZU Retrieved 2014 01 13 Bragg Melvyn 12 July 2007 Madame Bovary BBC Radio 4 Retrieved 2014 01 13 Lewis Pericles 2007 05 03 The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 82809 3 Retrieved 2014 01 13 M Ernest Pinard L illustration J Dubochet 1867 p 338 Retrieved 2014 01 13 Choisel Francis 1995 Pinard Pierre Ernest In J Tulard ed Dictionnaire du second Empire Fayard Semaine religieuse de Cambrai 1867 Retrieved 2014 01 13 Further reading Najjar Alexandre 2001 Le procureur de l empire Ernest Pinard 1822 1909 biographie Editions Balland ISBN 978 2 7158 1350 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernest Pinard amp oldid 1097917556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
