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Théodore Gosselin

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French historian and writer (1855-1935)

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Louis Léon Théodore Gosselin was a French historian and playwright who wrote under the pen name G. Lenotre. He wrote articles in publications such as Le Figaro, Revue des deux mondes, Le Monde illustré and Le Temps.

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1924Broquette-Gonin prize
1921Officer of the Legion of Honour
1902prix Jean-Jacques Berger
1899Prix Thérouanne
1895Bordin Prize

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Louis Léon Théodore Gosselin was a French historian and playwright who wrote under the pen name G. Lenotre. He wrote articles in publications such as Le Figaro, Revue des deux mondes, Le Monde illustré and Le Temps. He also produced numerous works dealing with the French Revolution, especially the Reign of Terror, constructed from his research into primary documents of the era. His work was recognized and admired by his contemporaries. Gosselin was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur and in 1932 was elected to the Académie française, but died before being able to sit in the Academy and never made the speech which he had written in homage to his predecessor, René Bazin.

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France
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1855 to 1935 · aged 79
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