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Armand Gasté
1838–1902
A 19th-century French man of letters, he is remembered for his work on the literary history of Normandy and for a career that linked scholarship, teaching, and regional culture.
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About the author
Born in Vire on January 13, 1838, and died in Caen on March 26, 1902, he was a French historian and man of letters. Sources consistently describe him as a specialist in the literary history of Normandy, a focus that shaped much of his writing and editorial work.
He is associated with the University of Caen, where he became a professor of French literature, and with a wider scholarly life that included historical and literary studies. Catalog records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France show a substantial body of work under his name, including studies, editions, and reference works tied to French literature and Norman intellectual history.
His profile is that of a deeply rooted regional scholar: someone who helped preserve and interpret Normandy’s literary past while also taking part in the broader learned culture of 19th-century France.