Antoine Guillois

Antoine Guillois was a French man of letters born in 1855 and deceased in 1913. The sources found here consistently identify him as a writer of historical and biographical works, especially on figures and circles connected with the French Revolution and its aftermath.

His known books include Pendant la Terreur: le poète Roucher, 1745-1794, La Marquise de Condorcet: sa famille, son salon, ses amis, 1764-1822, Le salon de Madame Helvétius: Cabanis et les idéologues, and work on Napoleon. His study of Madame Helvétius and the Idéologues received the Prix Bordin from the Académie française in 1894, which suggests the book was especially well regarded in its time.

Taken together, these titles show a writer interested not only in famous individuals, but also in the conversations, friendships, and intellectual circles around them. That mix gives his work a lively, human angle on history rather than a dry list of dates and events.