Émile Basly
(1854-1928)
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Émile Basly (29 March 1854 – 11 February 1928) is one of the great figures of trade unionism in mining in the mineral field of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, along with Arthur Lamendin. He is primarily known for his participation in the strike of 1884, when he became known as "the untameable miner" and "the tsar of Lens". He was the inspiration for the character Etienne Lantier in Émile Zola's novel Germinal.
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29 March 1854 Valenciennes, Nord, France
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11 February 1928 (aged 73) Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
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| Zodiac | Aries |
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