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Charles Dejob

1847–1916

A French scholar and critic, he wrote with real curiosity about Renaissance Italy, classical drama, and public education. His books move easily between literary history and the wider cultural world around it.

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L'Instruction Publique en France et en Italie au dix-neuvième siècle

L'Instruction Publique en France et en Italie au dix-neuvième siècle

by Charles Dejob

About the author

Born in Paris on September 29, 1847, Charles Dejob studied at the Lycée Henri-IV before entering the École normale supérieure in 1867. He earned a degree in letters, continued at the École pratique des hautes études, and qualified as an agrégé in literature in 1871.

Dejob is best remembered for learned but lively studies of literature, history, and education. His works include Marc-Antoine Muret, De l'influence du Concile de Trente, Études sur la tragédie, and L'Instruction publique en France et en Italie au dix-neuvième siècle, showing a lasting interest in Renaissance Italy as well as in the development of schools and culture.

He died in Paris on April 5, 1916. Archival records identify him as a writer and note that he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.