Natalis de Wailly
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Natalis de Wailly was a French archivist, librarian and historian.
In 1841, as head of the Administrative Section of the Royal Archives
, he wrote a ministerial circular, issued by Count Tanneguy Duchâtel
, Minister of the Interior, stating that records should be grouped according to the nature of the institution that has accumulated them and formulating the principle of respect des fonds (up until that point, archives had often been sorted according to subject, date or place).
In 1854, he was appointed head of the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque impériale
.
A member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
since 1841 and of several learned societies (e.g. Société de l'histoire de France
, Société des anciens textes français
, Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques
), he was a renowned paleographer and published scientific editions of medieval chroniclers (e.g. Villehardouin
and Joinville
).
In 1841, as head of the Administrative Section of the Royal Archives
Archives nationales (France)
The Archives nationales preserve the national archives of the French state, apart from the archives of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as these two ministries have their own archive services, the Service historique de la défense and the Archives diplomatiques...
, he wrote a ministerial circular, issued by Count Tanneguy Duchâtel
Tanneguy Duchâtel
Count Charles Marie Tanneguy Duchâtel was a French politician....
, Minister of the Interior, stating that records should be grouped according to the nature of the institution that has accumulated them and formulating the principle of respect des fonds (up until that point, archives had often been sorted according to subject, date or place).
In 1854, he was appointed head of the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque impériale
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
.
A member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society devoted to the humanities, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France.-History:...
since 1841 and of several learned societies (e.g. Société de l'histoire de France
Société de l'histoire de France
The Société de l'histoire de France was established on 21 December 1833 at the instigation of the French minister of Public Instruction, François Guizot, in order to contribute to the renewal of historical scholarship fuelled by a widespread interest in national history, typical of the Romantic...
, Société des anciens textes français
Société des anciens textes français
Société des anciens textes français is a learned society founded in Paris in 1875 with the purpose of publishing all kinds of medieval documents written either in langue d'oïl or langue d'oc . Its founding members are Henri Bordier, marquis J. de Laborde, A...
, Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques
Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques
The Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques is a French learned society created by François Guizot in 1834....
), he was a renowned paleographer and published scientific editions of medieval chroniclers (e.g. Villehardouin
Geoffrey of Villehardouin
Geoffrey of Villehardouin was a knight and historian who participated in and chronicled the Fourth Crusade...
and Joinville
Jean de Joinville
Jean de Joinville was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France.Son of Simon de Joinville and Beatrice d'Auxonne, he belonged to a noble family from Champagne. He received an education befitting a young noble at the court of Theobald IV, count of Champagne: reading, writing, and the...
).