Arthur Dinaux

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Arthur Dinaux

Arthur Martin Dinaux (born September 8, 1795 in Valenciennes , † May 15, 1864 in Montataire ) was a French writer and historian . He published numerous works on the history of northern France and edited the Archives historiques et littéraires du nord de la France et du midi de la Belgique . Dinaux was a member of the Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences and the Académie d'Arras and a corresponding member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres .

Life

After studying in Cambrai , Dinaux worked as a dealer for several years. After marrying into a wealthy family, he concentrated on his literary and historical studies and was an honorary commercial judge from 1824 to 1828.

In 1822, at his instigation, excavations were carried out at Famars , during which over 30,000 Roman silver coins were found.

In 1853 Dinaux was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor .

Works

  • Les hommes et les chosesdu Nord de la France et du Midi de la Belgique , Valenciennes 1829 (co-editor)
  • Les trouvères cambrésiens , 1836.
  • Les trouvères de la Flandre et du Tournaisis , 1839.
  • Les trouvères artésiens , 1843.
  • Les trouvères: brabançons, hainuyers, liégeois et namurois , 1863.

literature

  • E. Grar: Biographie valenciennoise, Arthur Dinaux 1795-1864 , Revue agricole, industrial, littéraire et artistique de la Société impériale de Valenciennes tome XIX, 1865

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ferdinand Nathanael Staaff: La Litterature Française depuis la formation de la langue jusqu'à nos Jours . Didier & Cie., 1870, p. 924 (accessed August 19, 2016).
personal data
SURNAME Dinaux, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dinaux, Arthur Martin (full name); Du nord de la France et du midi de la Belgique, Archives historiques et littéraires
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French writer and historian
DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Valenciennes
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1864
Place of death Montataire