Gustave de Beaumont (6 February 1802 in Beaumont-la-Chartre, Sarthe – 30 March 1866, Paris) was a French magistrate, prison reformer, and travel companion to the famed philosopher and politician Alexis de Tocqueville. While he was very successful in his lifetime, he is often overlooked and his name is synonymous with Tocqueville's achievements.
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