Gustave Fagniez

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Gustave Fagniez

1842–1927

A French historian of the 19th and early 20th centuries, he wrote with a close eye on France’s social and economic past. He was also recognized by the Institut de France, reflecting the standing his work earned in learned circles.

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Études sur l'industrie et la classe industrielle à Paris au XIIIe et au XIVe siècle

Études sur l'industrie et la classe industrielle à Paris au XIIIe et au XIVe siècle

by Gustave Fagniez

About the author

Born in Paris on October 6, 1842, and dying in Meudon on June 18, 1927, Gustave Fagniez was a French historian remembered for his work on French history, especially its social and economic dimensions.

He was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of the Institut de France, a sign of the respect he received in the French intellectual world. His writing helped document how institutions, trade, and everyday life shaped the history of France.

Though not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, his scholarship remains part of the tradition of serious historical research in France during a period when modern historical study was taking shape.