Henri Théodore Axel Duboul (18 March 1842 – 10 July 1902) was a French diplomat, man of letters, and historian whose specialty was the history of

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

. Duboul was in born in Toulouse and served as the French

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...

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in Romania between 1873 and 1874, then at

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in Spain between 1874 and 1877. He is known for his history of the

Académie des Jeux floraux The Consistori del Gay Saber (; "Consistory of the Gay Science") was a poetic academy founded at Toulouse in 1323 to revive and perpetuate the lyric poetry of the troubadours. Also known as the Acadèmia dels Jòcs Florals or Académie des Jeux ...

as well as his skill as an orator. He was elected to the academy in 1891 and occupied its eighth chair from 1892. He died in the city of his birth at the age of 60. The street rue Sainte-Catherine in Toulouse was renamed rue Axel Duboul in 1930 to honour his contribution to the life of the city. He had served there as both a city councilor and as a councilor of the

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...

department.

Works

*''Las Plantos as camps, glossaire patois'' (1890). *''La Fin du Parlement de Toulouse'' (1890). *''L'Armée révolutionnaire de Toulouse. Épisode d'une rivalité de clochers'' (1891). *''Le Tribunal révolutionnaire de Toulouse, 25

nivôse Nivôse (; also ''Nivose'') was the fourth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ''nivosus'', which means ''snowy''. Nivôse was the first month of the winter quarter (''mois d'hiver''). It started b ...

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floréal Floréal () was the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ''flos'', which means ''flower''. Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter (''mois de printemps''). It started 20 April ...

an II — 14 janvier - 22 avril 1794'' (1894). *''Les Deux Siècles de l'Académie des Jeux floraux'' (1901).

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*Duboul, Axel (1901). ''Les Deux Siècles de l'Académie des Jeux floraux''
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