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Georges Lacour-Gayet

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French historian (1856-1935)

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Georges Lacour-Gayet was a French historian who taught at the École Navale and the École Polytechnique. His books on the French navy under Louis XV and Louis XVI are much-quoted and were considered references when published, although they betray his patriotic bias.

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Roman Empire from the Battle of Actium to the era of Diocletian by Paul Guiraud and Georges Lacour-Gayet, published by Erhard, ParisRoman Empire from the Battle of Actium to the era of Diocletian by Paul Guiraud and Georges Lacour-Gayet, published by Erhard, Paris

Awards 6

1920Officer of the Legion of Honour
1905Le Dissez de Penanrun Prize
1903Knight of the Legion of Honour
1902Paul-Michel Perret Prize
1898Guizot Prize
1890Montyon Prize

Connected to Georges 6

André BurguièreAlso won Guizot PrizeXavier de PlanholAlso won Paul-Michel Perret PrizePatrick CabanelAlso won Le Dissez de Penanrun PrizeJean-Pierre RiouxAlso won Guizot PrizeThierry LentzAlso won Paul-Michel Perret PrizeFrancis RappAlso won Guizot Prize

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Georges Lacour-Gayet was a French historian who taught at the École Navale and the École Polytechnique. His books on the French navy under Louis XV and Louis XVI are much-quoted and were considered references when published, although they betray his patriotic bias. His master work was a four-volume biography of Talleyrand.

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France
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deceased
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Lived 1856 to 1935 · aged 79
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