Jean Joseph François Poujoulat (; 28 January 1808, Montferrand-la-Fare – 5 January 1880,

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) was a French historian and journalist. Poujoulat was co-author with

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of the ''Bibliothèque des Croisades'', and traveled with him through European and Asiatic

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in the study of the scenes of the

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. On their return, they published in 1832-35 the ''Correspondence d'Orient''. An ardent

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, and bitterly opposed to the advent of

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to the throne in 1830, he made himself felt in politics through contributions to the ''Quotidienne''. Having cultivated the fear of republics among the middle classes of France, he helped prepare the ground for the ''

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'' of

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in 1851; but was determined to war with the new government of Louis-Philippe, through the columns of the ''Union'', the '' Revue des Deux Mondes'', and other journals. His ''Histoire de Jérusalem'', a religious and philosophical study, was crowned by the

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in 1840-42; his ''Histoire de St. Augustin'' in 1844 was similarly praised. In 1863, he published a review of Renan's ''Life of Jesus''. He was a prolific author of works, mainly on religious history and its current discussions. In "The French Revolution" (orig. ed. 1856) he announce "pour l'honneur de notre pays et la vérité, les crimes ne furent pas de la révolution française". The first legitimist enforced both chateaubriand and tocqueville so prised by our "demi-suivants" but "vrais cuistres" selon the expression of Bourdieu. Completely unknown by the official ''thuriferaires'' of the capital (Furet, Nolte, Courtois). Gage of serious

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