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Gustave Lanson

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French historian and literary critic (1857-1934)

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Gustave Lanson was a French historian and literary critic. He taught at the Sorbonne and the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

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1931Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
1925Prix de la langue française
1924Commander of the Legion of Honour
1913Officer of the Legion of Honour
1907Prix Narcisse Michaut
1903Knight of the Legion of Honour
1888Montyon Prize

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Gustave Lanson was a French historian and literary critic. He taught at the Sorbonne and the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. A dominant figure in French literary criticism, he influenced several generations of writers and critics through his teachings, which were anti-systematic and promoted a scrupulous and erudite approach to texts via extensive firsthand research, inventorying, and in-depth historical investigation.

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France
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1857 to 1934 · aged 77
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20 languages

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