author
Charles Seignobos
1854–1942
A leading French historian of the early modern era, he helped shape how history was researched and taught in France. Best known for his work on the French Third Republic and historical method, he brought a clear, rigorous style to the study of the past.
3 Audiobooks
History of Ancient Civilization
by Charles Seignobos
Introduction aux études historiques
by Charles Victor Langlois, Charles Seignobos
Introduction to the study of history
by Charles Victor Langlois, Charles Seignobos
About the author
Born in Lamastre, France, on September 10, 1854, Charles Seignobos became one of the best-known French historians of his generation. He studied at the École Normale Supérieure and later built a reputation as a scholar of historiography and of the French Third Republic.
Seignobos is especially remembered for insisting on careful use of sources and disciplined historical method. His writing and teaching helped define a more systematic approach to history, and his books were widely read by students and scholars.
He was also associated with the Human Rights League, showing that his interests reached beyond the classroom and archive. Seignobos died on April 24, 1942, in Ploubazlanec, leaving behind a lasting influence on the way modern history was studied in France.