Gustave Bloch
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Gustave Bloch was a French
Jewish historian
of ancient history who was born in Fegersheim
, a commune in the department of Bas-Rhin
. He was the father of historian Marc Bloch
(1886–1944), who with Lucien Febvre
(1878–1956) was co-founder of the École des Annales.
He received his aggregation in 1872, and during the following year began teaching classes in rhetoric
at Lycée de Besançon
. In 1876 he became a lecturer, and several years later a professor, of Greek and Roman antiquities at the University of Lyon
. Beginning in 1888 he taught history at the École Normale Supérieure
, where he succeeded historian Paul Guiraud
[1850-1907). From 1904 to 1919 he was a professor of Roman history at the Faculté des lettres in Paris.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
Jewish historian
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...
of ancient history who was born in Fegersheim
Fegersheim
Fegersheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-Geography and Economics:Fegersheim is located to the south of Strasbourg, between the Rivers Andlau, Scheer and Ill....
, a commune in the department of Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
. He was the father of historian Marc Bloch
Marc Bloch
Marc Léopold Benjamin Bloch was a French historian who cofounded the highly influential Annales School of French social history. Bloch was a quintessential modernist. An assimilated Alsatian Jew from an academic family in Paris, he was deeply affected in his youth by the Dreyfus Affair...
(1886–1944), who with Lucien Febvre
Lucien Febvre
Lucien Febvre was a French historian best known for the role he played in establishing the Annales School of history. He has designed the Encyclopédie française together with Anatole de Monzie.-Biography:...
(1878–1956) was co-founder of the École des Annales.
He received his aggregation in 1872, and during the following year began teaching classes in rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
at Lycée de Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
. In 1876 he became a lecturer, and several years later a professor, of Greek and Roman antiquities at the University of Lyon
University of Lyon
The University of Lyon , located in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education...
. Beginning in 1888 he taught history at the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
, where he succeeded historian Paul Guiraud
Paul Guiraud
Paul Guiraud was a French historian who was born in Cenne-Monestiés, a commune located in the department of Aude....
[1850-1907). From 1904 to 1919 he was a professor of Roman history at the Faculté des lettres in Paris.
Selected literature
- La République romaine. Les conflits politiques et sociaux, (The Roman RepublicRoman RepublicThe Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
, Political and Social Conflicts), 1913 - L'Empire romain. Evolution et décadence. (The Roman EmpireRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, Evolution and Decadence), 1922