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Théodore Licquet
1787–1832
A lively early-19th-century voice of Rouen and Normandy, he turned local history into something readable and vivid. Librarian, guidebook writer, and historian, he helped preserve the memory of his city in books that still surface in major libraries today.
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Rouen, Its History and Monuments A Guide to Strangers
by Théodore Licquet
About the author
Born in Caudebec-en-Caux in 1787 and died in Rouen in 1832, Théodore Licquet was a French librarian and local historian closely associated with Rouen and Normandy. French reference sources identify him as a conservator of the public library of Rouen, and his surviving works show a strong interest in the region’s history, monuments, and literary life.
He studied in Paris at the Collège Louis-le-Grand and later at Saint-Cyr before moving away from the commercial path his family had planned for him. In Rouen, he worked in municipal administration and then devoted himself more fully to letters, scholarship, and public cultural life.
Licquet is remembered above all for books on Rouen and Normandy, including works that introduced readers to the city’s history and landmarks in an accessible way. Even with a relatively short life, he left behind a body of regional writing that makes him a distinctive figure in Norman historical literature.