Alfred Desmasures was a French journalist writer essayist and historian, born in

Mondrepuis Mondrepuis () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department *Alfred Desmasures Alfred Desmasures was a French journalist writer essayist and historian, ...

January 20, 1832 and died the May 20, 1893 in

Hirson Hirson ( pcd, Urchon) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Location Hirson is adjacent to Belgium. It is located in the northeastern department of Aisne, near the departments of Nord and ...

. Known for his republican ideas, he was sentenced to four months in prison in 1855 for "peddling of political literature". From September 9 to 15, 1870, he was posted acting Prefect of Aisne. First haberdasher, he became a bookseller and printer in the fall of 1879Chronique de l'imprimerie du 1^er janvier 1880, page 9
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, but also a journalist, writer, essayist and historian. Author of numerous books on the history of

Thiérache The Thiérache () is a region of France and Belgium united by similar geography and architecture, including the presence of hedgerows, grassland, hilly terrain, scattered settlements, and traditionally-built stone or brick houses with stone dividi ...

, he founded several newspapers (''Le Nord de la Thiérache'', ''l'Hirsonnais'', ''la Thiérache Républicaine''). The museum and documentation center of the city of

bears his name.

Writings

* ''Histoire des communes du canton de Trélon : et notes historiques sur ses environs'', Imprimerie de Dubois-Viroux, 1860 * ''Histoire des communes du canton d'Hirson suivie de la biographie des hommes célèbres nés dans ce canton, et de notes historiques'', Imprimerie de Papillon, 1863 * ''Histoire de la Révolution dans le département de l'Aisne 1789'', Imprimerie de Flem, 1869 * ''Propagande républicaine. Cahier d'un paysan. Étude sur la constitution politique de la France'', Décembre-Alonnier, 1872 * ''De l'organisation de la démocratie : propagande patriotique'', Imprimerie de Bugnicourt, 1873 * ''La République française en 1879, Imprimerie de Mauclère-Dufour'', 1878 * ''Histoire de Saint-Michel en Thiérache, Imprimerie-librairie du Nord de la Thiérache'', 1883 * ''Histoire des villages de Buire, d'Éparcy et de La Hérie, Imprimerie du Nord de la Thiérache'', 1892 * ''Histoire du village de Bucilly et de son abbaye , Imprimerie du Nord de la Thiérache'', 1892 * ''Histoire de la ville d'Hirson, Imprimerie du Nord de la Thiérache'', 1892 * ''Ephémérides du nord de la France (antérieur à 1874'')

References

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