Guy Alexis Lobineau (1666–1727), better known as Dom Lobineau, was a Breton historian and

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. He is best known for his history of

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, ''Histoire de Bretagne'' (1707). He also expanded and completed

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's five-volume ''Histoire de la ville de Paris'' (1725), after the latter's death in 1719.

References

*"Guy Alexis Lobineau", ''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne : histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes avec la collaboration de plus de 300 savants et littérateurs français ou étrangers, 2e édition, 1843-1865.'' ed. Louis-Gabriel Michaud. Vol 25 pg. 5 * Félibien, Michel (1725). ''Histoire de la ville de Paris'', completed and enlarged by Guy-Alexis Lobineau. Paris: Guillaume Desprez. Volume
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