Jules Michelet
Historian, Author
1798 – 1874
Who was Jules Michelet?
Jules Michelet was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions.
In his 1855 work, Histoire de France, Jules Michelet was the first historian to use and define the word Renaissance, as a period in Europe's cultural history that represented a drastic break from the Middle Ages, creating a modern understanding of humanity and its place in the world. Historian François Furet wrote that his History of the French Revolution remains "the cornerstone of all revolutionary historiography and is also a literary monument." His aphoristic style emphasized his anti-clerical republicanism.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1798
Paris - Also known as
- 儒勒·米什莱
- Мишле, Жюль
- Spouses
- Athénaïs Michelet
(1849 - 1874/02/09)
- Athénaïs Michelet
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Feb 9, 1874
Hyères - Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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