Reinach, Joseph (1856–1921)

French politician and historian. A barrister, he joined the Republique française and supported Léon Gambetta, to whom he became a secretary in 1881. In 1889 he became a member of the Chamber, in which he sat at intervals until 1914. Reinach was a champion of Alfred Dreyfus, being one of those mainly responsible in securing justice for him. His account of the case in the seven-volume History of the Dreyfus Case (1901–11), is a strongly partisan work. Reinach was born in Paris, France.