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Louis François Marin Duval
1840–1917
A meticulous French librarian, archivist, and local historian, this author devoted much of his life to preserving the past of western France. His books and studies reflect a deep interest in regional history, old families, and the records that keep forgotten stories alive.
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Un frère de Nicolas Foucquet: François, Archevêque de Narbonne; Exilé à Alençon
by Louis François Marin Duval
About the author
Born on January 14, 1840, in La Ferté-Macé, Louis-François-Marin Duval became a French librarian, archivist, and historian. He trained as an archivist-paleographer and went on to work in libraries and archives, including posts in Niort, the Creuse, and the Orne, building a career around historical records and scholarly research.
His writing focused largely on regional and biographical history. Catalog records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France show a substantial body of work, and many of his titles explore the history of provinces, notable families, and figures from earlier centuries. That blend of careful documentation and storytelling makes his work especially appealing to readers who enjoy history grounded in real archives.
He died in Alençon on January 31, 1917. Remembered today through library catalogs, historical societies, and digitized editions of his books, he stands out as one of those patient scholars whose work helped preserve local memory for future generations.