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Rodolphe Reuss
1841–1924
A careful historian of Alsace, he spent decades preserving the memory of Strasbourg and its past through scholarship, teaching, and library work. His books often explore the region’s religious, political, and cultural history with the eye of someone deeply rooted in it.
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La cathédrale de Strasbourg pendant la Révolution. (1789-1802)
by Rodolphe Reuss
About the author
Born in Strasbourg on October 13, 1841, Rodolphe Reuss was a French historian from Alsace. He was the son of the Protestant theologian Édouard Reuss, and his background in a scholarly family helped shape a life devoted to research, education, and the history of his region.
Reuss studied in Strasbourg and at several German universities, then went on to work as a teacher, librarian, and historian. He became closely associated with the library and intellectual life of Strasbourg, and later also taught and worked in Parisian academic circles. He wrote extensively on Alsace, especially its religious history, the French Revolution, and the city of Strasbourg.
He also published under the pseudonym Anton Schweidnitz. Remembered as a major historian of Alsace, Reuss died in Versailles on August 16, 1924, leaving behind a body of work that helped preserve the story of a border region shaped by both French and German traditions.