Alfred Edwards
1856–1914 (age 58)
newspaper magnate
Biography
Alfred Edwards was a prominent French newspaper magnate who wielded considerable influence over the press and public opinion during the Belle Époque. His ownership and management of major publications positioned him as a significant figure in French media and cultural life at the turn of the twentieth century.
Born in 1856, Edwards died in 1914 at the age of fifty-eight. His career spanned the latter nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth, a golden age of French journalism and publishing. He was interred in Père Lachaise Cemetery, acknowledging his prominence in Parisian society and his impact on French media.