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Georges François Renard
1847–1930
A French historian, professor, and social thinker, he wrote clearly about the French Revolution, labor, and life in medieval guilds. His books bring big political and social changes down to a human scale.
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Guilds in the Middle Ages
by Georges François Renard
About the author
Born in 1847 and active well into the early 20th century, Georges François Renard was a French writer and academic best remembered for works of history and social analysis. Library and public-domain records identify him as the author of books including Guilds in the Middle Ages, La République de 1848, and À travers les régions de France.
Renard wrote about politics, labor, and society with a strong interest in how ordinary people lived and worked. Bibliographic sources also connect him with teaching and with French intellectual life of his time, and public records note his association with the Collège de France.
Today, he is most likely to be encountered through older historical works that remain useful for readers interested in medieval guilds, 1848 in France, and the development of social thought.