The Prix Marcelin Guérin () was an annual

literary prize A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Man ...

for history writing awarded by the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

from the 1872 to 1976.

History

The

, also known as the French Academy, created the Prix Marcelin Guérin in 1872. The annual literary prize, awarded by the Academy for the first time in 1874, was founded by the late Marcelin Guérin. Its purpose was to recognize newly produced works in history, eloquence, and literature that were most likely to bring distinction to France. The prize was awarded for the first time to Alphonse Dantier for his work entitled "Italy, Historical Studies (2 vol.)" ().Polybiblion: revue bibliographique universelle. (1874). (n.p.): E. de Boccard. That year, the prize sum was valued at $4,000.Etudes religieuses, philosophiques, historiques et littéraires: partie bibliographique. (1873). (n.p.): Pères de la Compagnie de Jésus.

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{{Reflist Académie Française awards Awards established in 1872

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