Henri Sée
Henri Eugene Sée (born September 6, 1864 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt , † March 10, 1936 in Rennes ) was a French economic historian, best known for his history of capitalism . He investigated the mutual interrelationships of political, economic and social influences in history.
He was a student of Fustel de Coulanges and was professor at Rennes University from 1893 to 1920 .
He dealt with the history of the rural population in France from the Middle Ages to the 18th century and French economic history, especially early capitalism, and the history of political thought in France.
Fonts
- Les Classes rurales et le régime domanial en France au Moyen Age , 1901
- Les Classes rurales en Bretagne du XVI siècle à la révolution , Paris, 1906.
- Les Idées politiques en France au XVIIIe siècle , 1923
- L'Évolution de la pensée politique en France au XVIII siècle , Paris, 1925.
- L'Évolution commerciale et industrial de la France sous l'Ancien régime , 1925
- Les Origines du capitalisme moderne , Paris 1926, 4th edition 1940
- Matérialisme historique et interprétation économique de l'histoire , 1927
- Esquisse d'une histoire économique et sociale de la France depuis les origines jusqu'a la guerre mondiale , Paris, 1929.
- Histoire économique de la France , Paris: Librairie Armand Colin 1939
- La France économique et sociale au XVIII siècle , 5th edition, Paris, 1952.
Web links
- Great Soviet biography
- Biography at the University of Quebec with a link to his history of capitalism
- Literature by and about Henri Sée in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
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| SURNAME | Sée, Henri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sée, Henri Eugene (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French economic historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1936 |
| Place of death | Rennes |