Pierre de La Gorce (19 June 1846,
Vannes
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
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– 2 January 1934) was a French magistrate, lawyer and historian, as well as a member of the
Académie française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
. He wrote books about the
Second French Republic
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, the
Second French Empire
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and the
French Revolution
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, as well as other topics. He taught law of the
Sorbonne
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* Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities.
*the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970)
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.
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1846 births
1934 deaths
19th-century French historians
19th-century French lawyers
Members of the Académie Française
French male non-fiction writers
20th-century French historians
Writers from Vannes