Albert Malet (historian)
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Albert Malet was a French historian
and author of scholarly textbooks, killed during the First World War.
but passed the agrégation
in history and geography in 1889. He then worked in Paris as professor at the lycée Voltaire in 1897. Albert was one of the founder members of the Société d’Histoire de la Révolution in 1904. He moved to be professor at the Louis-le-Grand
in 1914.
Recruited as a contributor to the monumental Histoire Générale, edited by Ernest Lavisse
, he was then chosen to edit and direct a series of new textbooks under the school-programme reforms of 1902. He published several such works for use in secondary schools : L'Antiquité - Orient - Grèce - Rome (in collaboration with Charles Maquet, 1902), Les Temps Modernes (1498-1789) (1904), Le Moyen Âge et le commencement des Temps Modernes (1903-1904), L'époque contemporaine (1905), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale jusqu'en 1610 (1906), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale de 1610 à 1789 (1909), Histoire Moderne (1498-1715) (1909), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale jusqu'à la Révolution (1910), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale depuis la Révolution jusqu'en 1875 (1911), XVIIIe siècle Révolution Empire (1715-1815) (1914), XIXe siècle (1815-1900) (1914). These give high importance to military history and to teaching through examples. This collection of textbooks Malet had initiated was continued and expanded by Jules Isaac
, who had become Malet's collaborator on them before the war on the initiative of Ernest Lavisse
. Isaac introduced a more internationalist and neutral tone to the series, and passed it on to "les éditions Hachette" in 1923.
Although too old in 1914 to be mobilised, he joined up as a volunteer. As sous-lieutenant in the 63e régiment d'infanterie, he was reported missing in the Artois offensive
, in making an attack on Thélus
on 25 September 1915.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and author of scholarly textbooks, killed during the First World War.
Life
Catholic, Republican and patriotic, he failed the entry exam for Saint-CyrÉcole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost French military academy. Its official name is . It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr . Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish" or "Training for victory"...
but passed the agrégation
Agrégation
In France, the agrégation is a civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. The laureates are known as agrégés...
in history and geography in 1889. He then worked in Paris as professor at the lycée Voltaire in 1897. Albert was one of the founder members of the Société d’Histoire de la Révolution in 1904. He moved to be professor at the Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
The Lycée Louis-le-Grand is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most rigorous in France. Formerly known as the Collège de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage.It offers both a...
in 1914.
Recruited as a contributor to the monumental Histoire Générale, edited by Ernest Lavisse
Ernest Lavisse
Ernest Lavisse was a French historian.- Biography :He was born at Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Aisne.In 1865 he obtained a fellowship in history, and in 1875 became a doctor of letters; he was appointed maître de conférence at the École Normale Supérieure, succeeding Fustel de Coulanges, and then...
, he was then chosen to edit and direct a series of new textbooks under the school-programme reforms of 1902. He published several such works for use in secondary schools : L'Antiquité - Orient - Grèce - Rome (in collaboration with Charles Maquet, 1902), Les Temps Modernes (1498-1789) (1904), Le Moyen Âge et le commencement des Temps Modernes (1903-1904), L'époque contemporaine (1905), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale jusqu'en 1610 (1906), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale de 1610 à 1789 (1909), Histoire Moderne (1498-1715) (1909), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale jusqu'à la Révolution (1910), Histoire de France et notions sommaires d'histoire générale depuis la Révolution jusqu'en 1875 (1911), XVIIIe siècle Révolution Empire (1715-1815) (1914), XIXe siècle (1815-1900) (1914). These give high importance to military history and to teaching through examples. This collection of textbooks Malet had initiated was continued and expanded by Jules Isaac
Jules Isaac
Jules Isaac was a Jewish French historian.-Life:His father was a Jewish career soldier from the Alsace, stationed in Rennes at the time of Jules' birth, who had opted for France rather than Prussia on the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870...
, who had become Malet's collaborator on them before the war on the initiative of Ernest Lavisse
Ernest Lavisse
Ernest Lavisse was a French historian.- Biography :He was born at Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Aisne.In 1865 he obtained a fellowship in history, and in 1875 became a doctor of letters; he was appointed maître de conférence at the École Normale Supérieure, succeeding Fustel de Coulanges, and then...
. Isaac introduced a more internationalist and neutral tone to the series, and passed it on to "les éditions Hachette" in 1923.
Although too old in 1914 to be mobilised, he joined up as a volunteer. As sous-lieutenant in the 63e régiment d'infanterie, he was reported missing in the Artois offensive
Second Battle of Champagne
The Second Battle of Champagne was a French offensive against the invading German army beginning on 25 September 1915, part of World War I.-September 25 - October 6:...
, in making an attack on Thélus
Thélus
Thélus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Thélus lies north of Arras, at the junction of the N17 and D49 roads. Junction 7 of the A26 autoroute is less than a mile away...
on 25 September 1915.