René de Lespinasse (13 October 1843, in

Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...

– 16 February 1922, in Nevers) was a French historian and politician. He was a member of the Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France (from 1874) and served as president of the Société nivernaise des lettres, sciences et arts.

Selected works

* ''Sacramentarium ad usum Æcclesiæ nivernensis'' (1873). * ''Vie et vertus de Saint Louis d'après Guillaume de Nangis et le confesseur de la reine Marguerite'' (1877). * ''Les métiers et corporations de la Ville de Paris'' (4 volumes, 1879–97). * ''XIIIe siècle: le livre des métiers d'Étienne Boileau'' (with

François Bonnardot François Bonnardot (19 November 1843, in Demigny – 10 May 1926, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) was a French archivist and historian. He studied at the École des Chartes and École des Hautes Études, and from 1868 worked as an archivist in O ...

, 1879). * ''Une famille noble sous la Terreur'' (1879). * ''Le Nivernais et les comtes de Nevers'' (3 volumes, 1909–14). * ''Cartulaire de Saint-Cyr de Nevers'' (1916).HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

References

1843 births 1922 deaths French medievalists École Nationale des Chartes alumni Politicians from Bourges French male non-fiction writers French general councillors Writers from Bourges {{France-academic-bio-stub