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A. (Alfred) Schalck de la Faverie
1857–1921
A French historian and man of letters, he wrote lively studies of France’s ties with America and of Napoleon’s wider reach. His books look outward, linking political history, ideas, and national memory.
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Napoléon et l'Amérique Histoire des relations franco-américaines spécialement envisagée au point de vue de l'influence napoléonienne (1688-1815)
by A. (Alfred) Schalck de la Faverie
About the author
Born in 1857 and died in 1921, Alfred Schalck de la Faverie is listed by the Bibliothèque nationale de France as an author active in historical writing. His surviving bibliography shows a strong interest in France’s relationship with the wider world, especially the United States and the Napoleonic era.
Among his better-known works is Napoléon et l'Amérique, a study of Franco-American relations viewed through the influence of Napoleon. Catalog records also connect him with Les Premiers interprètes de la pensée américaine, which points to another side of his work: tracing how American ideas were read and understood in France.
He is not a widely documented public figure today, and the readily available sources found here give much more detail about his books than about his private life. Even so, his work suggests a writer drawn to big historical connections—empire, diplomacy, and the movement of ideas across borders.