author
F. (Frédéric) Braesch
1877–1949
Known for his deep work on Paris during the French Revolution, this French historian wrote detailed studies that are still cited for their careful research. His books range from the dramatic days of August 1792 to the tangled story of revolutionary finance.
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Procès-verbaux de l'Assemblée générale de la section des Postes 4 Décembre 1790 - 5 Septembre 1792
by F. (Frédéric) Braesch
About the author
A French historian of the Revolution, he specialized in the history of Paris and the French Revolution. Library authority records describe him as a docteur ès lettres and agrégé d'histoire, and note that he later became professeur honoraire at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Nancy.
His early major work was La Commune du 10 août 1792, a doctoral thesis presented to the University of Paris in 1911. He went on to publish substantial studies on revolutionary finances and currency, including work on the Treasury in 1789 and the budgets of 1790 and 1791.
Among his best-known books is 1789, l'année cruciale (1941). Catalog and bibliography sources also show him editing historical documents, including papers connected with Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette, which fits his reputation as a careful scholar of the Revolution's political life.