Fazy, JEAN JAMES

Fazy, JEAN JAMES, Swiss journalist and publicist, was born at Geneva, 12th May 1796. His early life was spent in Paris, where he acted as a political journalist in the ranks of the Liberal opposition. Returning to Geneva in 1833, he founded the Revue de Genève, and became the leading spirit in the radical movement which resulted in the new constitution of 1846. From this latter year until 1861 he was the real ruler of Geneva, and it is due to his influence that the city has of late years been enriched with numerous fine public buildings. Fazy died on 5th November 1878. He wrote a History of Geneva (2 vols. 1838-40), and a Treatise on Constitutional Legislation (1874).