Charles Monnard (17 January 1790, in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

– 13 January 1865, in

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) was a

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. He studied theology in

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, and from 1813 to 1816, worked as a tutor in Paris. From 1816 to 1845 he was a professor of

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at the Academy of Lausanne. In 1847 he attained the chair of literature and

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at the

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, a position he maintained up until his death.Monnard, Charles
Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse He expanded to

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the national-historical movement in Swiss history that had been promoted by German-speaking Swiss historians such as

Johannes von Müller Johannes von Müller (3 January 1752 – 29 May 1809) was a Swiss historian. Biography He was born at Schaffhausen, where his father was a clergyman and rector of the gymnasium. In his youth, his maternal grandfather, Johannes Schoop (1696–1 ...

and

Heinrich Zschokke Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (22 March 177127 June 1848) was a German, later Swiss, author and reformer. Most of his life was spent, and most of his reputation earned, in Switzerland. He had an extensive civil service career, and wrote hist ...

. He translated both men's works into French, and was one of several historians to work on a continuation of von Müller's ''Geschichten Schweizerischer Eidgenossenschaft''. This work fit into the context of Monnard's liberal politics in the controversies of the time, opposing the attempts of the old elites to reestablish themselves. Monnard was also a founding member of the Société d'histoire de la Suisse romande, and a member of the

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after it was revived in 1819.

References

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