Émile Théodore Léon Gautier
Émile Théodore Léon Gautier (born August 8, 1832 in Le Havre , † August 25, 1897 in Paris ) was a French philologist , literary historian and archivist .
Gautier trained at the École nationale des chartes and later became archivist, first of the archives of the Haute-Marne department , then of the imperial archives in Paris. In 1871 he became a professor of palaeography at the École des Chartes. In 1887 he was elected a member of the Inscription Society. In 1893 he became head of the historical department of the National Archives.
Gautier did a great job researching early French literature. His numerous works on medieval topics include his critical editions of the Chanson de Roland and the Épopées françaises (published 1866–1867 in 3 volumes; 2nd edition 1878–1897 in 5 volumes with a bibliography of the Chansons de geste ), each with translation and Introduction to the most important.
Works
- Œuvres poétiques d ' Adam de Saint-Victor (1858/59)
- Les Épopées françaises (1865/68)
- La Chanson de Roland (texte critique, 1872)
- La Chevalerie (1884)
- Histoire de la poésie liturgique au Moyen Âge: les tropes (1886)
- Portraits du XIXe siècle. Historiens et critiques (1894/95)
- Portraits du XIXe siècle. Nos adversaires et nos amis (1894/95)
- Bibliography des chansons de geste (1897)
Web links
- Digital edition of the Portraits du XIXe siècle. Historiens et critiques on the Europeana website
- Digital edition of the Portraits du XIXe siècle. Nos adversaires et nos amis on the Europeana website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gautier, Émile Théodore Léon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gautier, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French literary scholar and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Havre |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1897 |
| Place of death | Paris |