Léon Lacabane (21 November 1798 – 24 December 1884) was a 19th-century French historian, librarian and palaeographer.
Biography
The son of the notary of
Fons, Léon Lacabane studied in
Figeac before moving to Paris in order to study law, but eventually studied history at the
École Nationale des Chartes (1821). First the secretary of the Director of agriculture and stud farms in the Ministry of Interior, he joined the
Royal library in 1829. He made his entire career in this institution and retired in 1871. He helped open the resources to researchers and managed to keep to the library the Cabinet of titles claimed by the
Imperial Archives.
He was also professor of
paleography
Palaeography ( UK) or paleography ( US; ultimately from grc-gre, , ''palaiós'', "old", and , ''gráphein'', "to write") is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysi ...
at the École des Chartes (1846) which he headed from 1857 to 1871.
External links
Léon Lacabaneon
data.bnf.fr
Obituary by Louis de Mas-Latrieon Persée
Noticeon Du Côté de Puy-blanc
''Observations sur la géographie et l'histoire du Quercy et du Limousin, à propos de la publication du cartulaire de Beaulieu'' by Léon Lacabaneon Persée
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French librarians
19th-century French historians
École Nationale des Chartes alumni
French palaeographers
French medievalists
Officers of the Legion of Honour
People from Lot (department)
1798 births
1884 deaths