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Charles Le Beau
1701–1778
An 18th-century French scholar and historian, he taught rhetoric and eloquence in Paris and became a leading figure in the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. He is especially remembered for historical writing that brought classical learning to a broader reading public.
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Histoire du Bas-Empire. Tome 02
by Charles Le Beau
Histoire du Bas-Empire. Tome 01
by Charles Le Beau
About the author
Born in 1701, Charles le Beau was a French man of letters, teacher, and historian whose career was closely tied to the scholarly world of Paris. Records describe him as a professor at the Collège du Plessis and later at the Collège des Grassins, and he went on to hold the chair of eloquence at the Collège de France.
Le Beau also played an important role in learned institutions. He was elected to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 1748 and later served as its permanent secretary. His work reflects the 18th-century taste for classical history, careful scholarship, and elegant prose.
He died in 1778. Today he is remembered as part of the republic of letters in Enlightenment France: a writer and teacher who helped shape how educated readers encountered the ancient world and the study of history.