Gaston Paris
French medievalist and writer (1839-1903) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 63
Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris was a French literary historian, philologist, and scholar specialized in Romance studies and medieval French literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, 1902, and 1903.
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1904Jean Reynaud PrizeAward1903Died5 March 19031895Commander of the Legion of HonourAward1886Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1875Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1866Prix GobertAward1839Born9 August 1839
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Paul Meyer Co-founded Société des anciens textes français
Arthur de Rothschild Co-founded Société des anciens textes français- Natalis de Wailly Co-founded Société des anciens textes français
Gaston Boissier Preceded Gaston as Director of the Collège de France
Pierre Émile Levasseur Succeeded Gaston as Director of the Collège de France
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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1839 to 1903 · aged 63