Henri Moysset (26 March 1875 – 1 August 1949) was a French historian and politician. He was a scholar of the history of socialism, especially Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. He was the French Minister of State for the Coordination of New Institutions from 1941 to 1942. He was a vocal critic of Pan-Germanism, and he influenced many of Vichy France's social policies.
Moysset taught history at the École Navale.[3] He was a scholar the history of socialism,[3] especially Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.[4] He authored a book about Germany in the two decades after Otto von Bismarck.[2] The book was praised by The New York Times, which read "Moysset's style has restraint and shows evidences of research and deliberation."[5]
Moysset was a vocal critic of Pan-Germanism.[2] He was an influential figure during Vichy France,[7] especially with regards to its social policies.[4]
^ abRoussel, Eric (September 15, 2011). "La vérité sur Vichy et ses dirigeants". Le Figaro. Retrieved July 21, 2017. Auprès d'un Darlan intellectuellement assez fruste, elle montre bien, par exemple, la place d'Henri Moysset, esprit d'envergure, spécialiste de Proudhon, inspirateur d'une bonne partie de la législation sociale de Vichy.