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Théophile Lavallée
1804–1865
A 19th-century French historian and geographer, he wrote lively, wide-ranging works on France, Paris, and military history, and his books helped bring history and geography to a broad reading public.
2 Audiobooks
Histoire de Paris depuis le temps des Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours - I
by Théophile Lavallée
Histoire de Paris depuis le temps des Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours - II
by Théophile Lavallée
About the author
Born in Paris in 1804, Théophile-Sébastien Lavallée built his career around history, geography, and education. He taught at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, where he served in roles including mathematics tutor, history tutor, and professor of geography and statistics applied to military science.
He became known for ambitious historical and geographical works, including Histoire des Français, Géographie physique, historique et militaire, and studies of Paris and the French royal family. Sources also note that he received the French Academy's Grand prix Gobert for his historical writing.
Lavallée died in Versailles in 1867. Although the date you provided is 1804–1865, the biographical sources I found agree on 13 October 1804 to 27 August 1867.