Paul Thureau-Dangin
Paul Marie Pierre Thureau-Dangin (born December 14, 1837 in Paris , † February 24, 1913 ) was a French historian and Secrétaire perpétuel of the Académie française .
Life
As a law graduate, Thureau-Dangin worked for the French Conseil d'État , but he was best known for his historical research. His most important work is the three-volume Histoire de la Renaissance catholique en Angleterre au XIX e Siècle ( History of the Catholic Renaissance in England in the 19th Century , 1899–1906). He was also the author of the Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet ( History of the July Monarchy , 1884) and many other books on the history and religion of France.
Politically, Thureau-Dangin was a liberal Catholic of the second generation after the French Revolution , whose life was marked by the end of the Second Empire and the beginning of the Third French Republic . The devout historian was convinced of the idea of a Catholic Church that suited modernity and the republic and showed great interest in a renewal of Catholicism in Great Britain .
He was elected to the Académie française in 1893 and was its Secrétaire perpétuel.
family
His son Jean was an MP and Senator of the Third Republic. His son François was an important ancient orientalist . His daughter Marie married the writer Paul Renaudin .
Honors
Thureau-Dangin was a member of the Legion of Honor with the rank of Chevalier.
Works
- La Pologne et les traités de Vienne . Paris, 1863
- Royalistes & republicains; essais historiques sur des questions de politique contemporaine . Plon et cie, Paris, 1874
- Le parti libéral sous la restoration . Plon, Paris, 1876
- L'Eglise et l'etat sous la monarchie de Juillet . Plon, Paris, 1880
- Histoire de la monarchie de juillet . Plon, Nourrit et cie, Paris, 1884–92
- Un prédicateur populaire dans l'Italie de la Renaissance: Saint Bernardin de Sienne 1380-1444 . Plon, Nourrit et Cie, Paris, 1897
- Newman et le mouvement d'Oxford. (= La renaissance catholique en Angleterre au XIX e siècle , Volume 1), Plon-Nourrit, Paris, 1899
- De la conversion de Newman à la mort de Wiseman: 1845-1865 . (= La Renaissance catholique en Angleterre au XIX e siècle Volume 2), Plon, Paris, 1903
- De la mort de Wiseman à la mort de Manning: 1865-1892 . (= La Renaissance catholique en Angleterre au XIX e siècle Volume 3), Plon-Nourrit, Paris, 1906
- Newman catholique, d'apres des documents nouveaux . Plon-Nourrit et Cie, Paris, 1912
In German language
- Saint Bernardine of Siena, 1380-1444: a popular preacher in Italy during the Renaissance . Translation: Ambrosius Götzelmann, JJ Lentner Verlag, Munich, 1904
literature
- JM Mayeur et YM Hilaire (eds.): Histoire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine . Beauchesne, Paris, 1996
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
- Literature by and about Paul Thureau-Dangin in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thureau-Dangin, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thureau-Dangin, Paul Marie Pierre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1913 |