List of French historians

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This is a list of French historians limited to those with a biographical entry in either English or French Wikipedia. [a] Other major French chroniclers, annalists, philosophers, or other writers are included if they have important historical output. [1]

Contents

Introduction

Allegory of History, by Francois Chauveau Allegory of History MET DP805607.jpg
Allegory of History, by François Chauveau

Scope and style

This article includes French historians and other writers from France making important contributions to history, and having an article in either English or French Wikipedia.

The list is organized chronologically, with sections devoted to time periods. Within a section, authors are listed alphabetically by last name, except for the brief § Middle Ages section, where they are ordered by date of birth. Red links below with a suffixed language code in brackets indicate articles available only at French Wikipedia.

Background

History only matured as a serious academic profession in the 19th century. Before that, it was exercised as a literary pursuit by amateurs such as Voltaire, Jules Michelet, and François Guizot. The transition to an academic discipline first occurred in Germany under historian Leopold von Ranke who began offering his university seminar in history in 1833. Similar introduction of the discipline into academia in France took place in the 1860s. Historians active in France at the time such as Henri Sée  [ fr ] inherited the principles of a new academic discipline from Ranke and earlier mentors including Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges. [2]

Middle Ages

listed by date of birth:

16th and 17th centuries

listed alphabetically by last name (this, and all subsequent sections):

18th century

19th century

20th century

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. All entries in the list are linked, and most are available in English Wikipedia. Entries which are only available in French Wikipedia may be accessed from the superscript '[fr]' attached to the name.
Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Boyd 1999.
  2. Potter 2010b, p. 564.
  3. Catholic Encyclopedia 1910.
  4. Noronha-DiVanna 2010, p. 126.
  5. Smalley 1974, p. 131.
  6. Boyd 1999, p. 809–810.
  7. Rousso 1991, p. 255,269.
  8. Clark 1999, p. 497.
  9. Michaud 2010, p. 39–61.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Prag & Tendler 2018.
  11. Harvey 2010, p. 202–217.
  12. Kirsop 2010, p. 218–238.
  13. EB online 2022, Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges.
  14. Potter 2010b, p. 564–565.
  15. Daileader 2010b, p. 285–305.
  16. Daileader 2010c, p. 328–343.
  17. Loft 2010, p. 344–349.
  18. Potter 2010, p. 361–370.
  19. Davis 2010, p. 417–427.
  20. Friguglietti 2010, p. 428–436.
  21. EB online 2022b, Ernest Renan summary.
  22. Watson 1999, pp. 993–995.
  23. Whalen 2010a, p. 527–544.
  24. Potter 2010b, p. 564–572.
  25. Whalen 2010b, p. 573–588.
  26. McPhee 2010a, p. 1–10.
  27. Hutton 2010, p. 11–22.
  28. Whidden 2010, p. 23–24.
  29. Dursteler 2010, p. 62–76.
  30. Lukacs 1977, pp. 155–160.
  31. Frijhoff 2010, p. 77–78.
  32. Mason 2010, p. 93–104.
  33. Stewart 2010, p. 105–111.
  34. Ratcliffe 2010, p. 112–135.
  35. McPhee 2010b, p. 136–143.
  36. Worcester 2010, p. 144–163.
  37. Tendler 2010, p. 164–179.
  38. Shopkow 2010, p. 180–201.
  39. Callahan 2010, p. 239–251.
  40. Winders 2010, p. 252–270.
  41. Cox 2010, p. 271–284.
  42. Kennedy 2010, p. 306–316.
  43. Collins 2010, p. 317–327.
  44. Rollo-Koster 2010, p. 371–393.
  45. Bowman 2010, p. 394–416.
  46. Sorbonne 2022.
  47. Kettering 2010, p. 437–443.
  48. "Noiriel, Gérard (1950-....)". IdRef (in French). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  49. Holbrook 2010, p. 445–460.
  50. Chisick 2010, p. 462–474.
  51. Davidson 2010, p. 475–485.
  52. Universalis, Encyclopædia. "Biographie d'ANTOINE PROST (1933- )". Encyclopædia Universalis (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  53. Kalman 2010, p. 501–512.
  54. Chisick 2010b, p. 513–526.
  55. Frey & Flood 2010, p. 545–555.
  56. Collins 2010b, p. 556–563.
  57. McPhee 2010c, p. 589–598.
  58. McPhee 2010d, p. 599–610.

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