Louis Lengendre (historian)
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Louis Legendre was a French historian
.
Born at Rouen
(Normandy
) to poor parents, Legendre owed the benefit of an education to François de Harlay de Champvallon
, the archbishop of his native city, whom he followed to Paris
, where he received a canonicat
at Notre Dame
. He then went on to become abbot of Clairfontaine
.
Legendre's style has been described as elegant, correct, and his criticism judicious and impartial. The facts he recounts are always backed up by convincing evidence. While not a first rank historian, Legendre nonetheless offers information of interest.
Legendre was the first benefactor of the Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen
. He also founded the competitive examination prize for the Paris colleges.
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...
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Born at Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
(Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
) to poor parents, Legendre owed the benefit of an education to François de Harlay de Champvallon
François de Harlay de Champvallon
François de Harlay de Champvallon was the fifth archbishop of Paris.-Early years:...
, the archbishop of his native city, whom he followed to Paris
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...
, where he received a canonicat
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
at Notre Dame
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris , also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra of...
. He then went on to become abbot of Clairfontaine
Clairfontaine
Clairfontaine is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....
.
Legendre's style has been described as elegant, correct, and his criticism judicious and impartial. The facts he recounts are always backed up by convincing evidence. While not a first rank historian, Legendre nonetheless offers information of interest.
Legendre was the first benefactor of the Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen
Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen
The Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen is a learned society created by letters patent of Louis XV on 17 June 1744.The Academy of Rouen got its early start with a few friends with a common appreciation for botany who were in the habit of gathering in a small garden of the...
. He also founded the competitive examination prize for the Paris colleges.