Paul Thureau-Dangin

Born in Paris on December 14, 1837, he built a reputation as a historian and publicist with a calm, thoughtful style. He is especially associated with his multi-volume Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet, a major study of the reign of Louis-Philippe that was honored twice with the Prix Gobert.

His interests reached beyond French political history. He also wrote about the religious and intellectual life of nineteenth-century Britain, especially the revival of Catholic thought in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England.

Elected to the Académie française in 1893, he later became its perpetual secretary. He died in Paris on February 24, 1913, leaving behind the work of a careful historian who tried to connect politics, ideas, and faith in a readable way.