Albert Vandal
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Albert Count Vandal was a French historian, born in Paris
. He wrote:
He was elected to the French Academy
in 1897, and he succeeded his teacher and friend, Albert Sorel
as professor at the school of political science.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He wrote:
- En karriole à travers la Suède et la Norvège (1876)
- Louis XV et Elizabeth de Russie (1882)
- Ambassade française en Orient sous Louis XV (1887)
- Napoléon et Alexandre Ier (three volumes, 1894-97), awarded the Vaubert prize
- Les voyages du Marquis de Noutel (1901)
- L'avènement de Bonaparte (1902)
He was elected to the French Academy
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1897, and he succeeded his teacher and friend, Albert Sorel
Albert Sorel
Albert Sorel , was a French historian. He was born at Honfleur and remained throughout his life a lover of his native Normandy. His father, a rich manufacturer, wanted him to take over the business but his literary vocation prevailed. He went to live in Paris, where he studied law and, after a...
as professor at the school of political science.