Charles Bémont (16 November 1848 – 21 September 1939),

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scholar, was born in

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Life

In 1884 he graduated with two theses, one on

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translated as ''Simon de Montfort: Earl of Leicester, 1208-1265'' (1930), without the thesis' appendices of historical documents, and ''La Condamnation de Jean Sansterre'' (''Revue historique'', 1886). His ''Les Chartes des libertés anglaises'' (1892) has an introduction upon the history of

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, etc., and his history of medieval Europe, written in collaboration with

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(1896), was translated into English, a
''Medieval Europe from 395 to 1270''
He was also responsible for the continuation of the

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, the publication of which had been begun by

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in 1885 (supplement to vol. 5, 1896; vol. ii., for the years 1273–1290, 1500; vol. iii., for the years 1290–1307, 1906). He received the honorary degree of Litt. Doc. at

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in 1909. He was made a corresponding member of the

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in 1914.Nature, Volume 93
edited by Sir

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A street in

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commemorates him.

References

Attribution: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bemont, Charles 1848 births 1939 deaths 20th-century French historians Writers from Paris French male non-fiction writers Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy 19th-century French historians