author
H. d' (Henry) Arbois de Jubainville
1827–1910
A pioneering French scholar of Celtic studies, he helped bring early Irish literature and mythology to a wider European audience. Trained as an archivist and historian, he combined deep work on medieval sources with a lasting interest in language, legend, and the ancient past.
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Le cycle mythologique irlandais et la mythologie celtique Cours de littérature celtique, tome II
by H. d' (Henry) Arbois de Jubainville
About the author
Born in Nancy in 1827, Marie-Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville was a French historian, philologist, and Celtic scholar. He studied at the École des Chartes and qualified as a palaeographic archivist, a background that shaped his careful, document-based approach to history.
He spent many years working with the departmental archives of Aube before turning more fully toward scholarship. His research ranged widely, but he became especially known for his work on Celtic languages, early Irish texts, and mythology, helping introduce important medieval material to readers beyond specialist circles.
D'Arbois de Jubainville died in Paris in 1910. Today he is remembered as one of the early major figures in Celtic studies in France, with a body of work that connected archival scholarship, historical inquiry, and the literary traditions of the Celtic world.