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Édouard Pilastre
1838–1910
A 19th-century French man of letters and legal scholar, he is remembered for careful historical and literary studies, especially on writers and figures of the Grand Siècle. His work includes reference-minded books such as a glossary for Madame de Sévigné’s letters and studies linked to Saint-Simon and Madame de Maintenon.
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Petit Glossaire des lettres de Madame de Sévigné
by Édouard Pilastre
About the author
Born in Amiens on March 11, 1838, and deceased in Paris on June 23, 1910, Édouard Pilastre was a French writer and scholar whose career bridged law, history, and literary research. Sources from the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the CTHS identify him as an author active in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and also record an 1861 Paris law thesis on marriage in Roman and French law.
Pilastre is chiefly associated with historical and literary studies centered on classical French culture. Catalog records connect him with works on figures such as Achille III de Harlay, the Marquis de Dangeau, and Madame de Sévigné, including Petit Glossaire des lettres de Madame de Sévigné. Other source material also links him to research on Saint-Simon and Madame de Maintenon, suggesting a lasting interest in the language, personalities, and documents of the Grand Siècle.
He was also noted in learned-society records: the CTHS lists him as a member of the Société historique du 6e arrondissement de Paris in the final years of his life. While detailed biographical information appears limited online, the surviving bibliographic record shows a patient, archival-minded scholar whose books were meant to help readers navigate France’s historical texts and literary heritage.