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Oscar de (Philippe François Joseph) Poli
1838–1908
A 19th-century French man of letters and public official, he wrote on genealogy, history, and the Catholic world with the eye of both a researcher and a participant. His books range from studies of noble families to vivid recollections connected with the Papal Zouaves.
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Essai d'Introduction à l'Histoire Généalogique
by Oscar de (Philippe François Joseph) Poli
About the author
Born in Rochefort on May 12, 1838, Oscar de Poli was a French writer and civil servant. French reference sources describe him as a man of letters as well as a public official, and he is also associated with the title vicomte or comte de Poli.
His work shows a strong interest in genealogy and historical research. Among the books linked to him are Essai d'introduction à l'histoire généalogique, Les Soldats du Pape (1860-1867), and studies of particular families and historical figures, including Jeanne d'Arc's squire Jean d'Aulon. Taken together, these works suggest an author drawn to ancestry, nobility, and the political and religious history of France.
He died on January 6, 1908. Today, he is remembered mainly through his historical and genealogical writings, which preserve a very specific corner of 19th-century French intellectual life.