Jules Allix

Jules Allix in 1871

Jules Allix (1818, Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée – 1897) was a feminist, socialist, and eccentric inventor linked to the Paris Commune.

Political activism

In the commune he inspired the creation of the "Comité des Femmes de la Rue d'Arras", which held a non-communist socialist view that emphasized the rights of women. The significance of the group is a matter of dispute, but it seems to have failed at several of its goals.[1]

Inventions and experiments

Jules Allix is also known for his connection to several inventions and experiments deemed unusual. One of these being the "snail telegraph" (see pasilalinic-sympathetic compass). The idea behind it stated that snails, once put in contact, remain in sympathetic communication. Therefore snails could be used to send messages through this communication.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women By Christine Fauré, Richard Dubois, pg 242
  2. ↑ "The Snail Telegraph" in Historic Oddities and Strange Events By Sabine Baring-Gould, pgs 189-198

See also

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