Auguste Laugel
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Antoine-Auguste Laugel was a French historian
and engineer born in Strasbourg
.
He received his education at the École polytechnique
in Paris
, and for a period of time was secretary and confidant to the Duke of Aumale
. Later he was appointed director of the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
(PLM), a French railway company.
He published articles in various journals such as the Revue des Deux Mondes
, where he penned an important account on Darwin
's Origin of the Species in 1860. He was the author of numerous historical and philosophical works.
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 engineer born in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
.
He received his education at the École polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
in 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...
, and for a period of time was secretary and confidant to the Duke of Aumale
Aumale
Aumale is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.-Geography:A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Bresle River of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with Picardie. It is around ...
. Later he was appointed director of the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée was a French railway company ....
(PLM), a French railway company.
He published articles in various journals such as the Revue des Deux Mondes
Revue des deux mondes
The Revue des deux Mondes is a French language monthly literary and cultural affairs magazine that has been published in Paris since 1829....
, where he penned an important account on Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
's Origin of the Species in 1860. He was the author of numerous historical and philosophical works.
Written works
- Études scientifiques: le pôle Nord et les découvertes arctiques, le pôle austral et les expéditions antarctiques (Scientific Studies: the North PoleNorth PoleThe North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
and Arctic discoveries, the South PoleSouth PoleThe South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
and Antarctic expeditions); (1859) - Science et philosophie (Science and Philosophy); (1862)
- Les Problèmes de la nature (Problems of Nature); (1867)
- Les États-Unis pendant la guerre (1861-1865) (The United States during the War of 1861-1865); (1866)
- La Voix, l'oreille et la musique d'après les travaux de M. Helmholtz (Voice, Hearing and Music from the Work of Helmholtz); (1867)
- Les Problèmes de la vie (Problems of Life); (1867)
- Les Problèmes de l'âme (Problems of the Soul); (1868)
- L'Optique et les arts (OpticsOpticsOptics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
and the Arts); (1869) - Italie, Sicile, Bohême: notes de voyage (Italy, SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
and BohemiaBohemiaBohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
: Notes of the Voyage); (1872) - L'Angleterre politique et sociale (England and Social Policy); (1873)
- Grandes Figures historiques: Guillaume d'Orange. Jean de Barneveld. Un fondateur de la monarchie belge: Sylvain Van de Weyer. Les Confessions de John Stuart Mill. Le dernier des féderalistes américains: Josiah Quincy. Un homme d'État américain: Charles Sumner (Major Historical Figures: William of OrangeWilliam of OrangeWilliam of Orange usually refers to either:*William the Silent, William I, , Prince of Orange, founder of the House Orange-Nassau and the Netherlands as a state...
. John of Barneveld. A founder of the Belgian Monarchy: Sylvain Van de WeyerSylvain Van de WeyerJean-Sylvain Van de Weyer was a Belgian politician, and then the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom....
. The Confessions of John Stuart MillJohn Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of...
. The Last of the American Federalists: Josiah QuincyJosiah QuincyJosiah Quincy is the name of:*Colonel Josiah Quincy I , Revolutionary War soldier, built Josiah Quincy House *Josiah Quincy II , attorney, "the Patriot", newspaper propagandist, son of Josiah Quincy I...
. A Man of the American States: Charles SumnerCharles SumnerCharles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...
); (1875) - Lord Palmerston et lord Russel (Lord Palmerston and Lord RussellJohn Russell, 1st Earl RussellJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC , known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century....
); (1876) - La France politique et sociale (France and Social Policy); (1877)
- La Réforme au XVIe siècle, études et portraits (The Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Studies and Portraits); (1881)
- Fragments d'histoire: Philippe II, Catherine de Médicis, Coligny, don Juan d'Autriche, Alexandre Farnèse, Gustave-Adolphe et Richelieu (Fragments of history: Philip IIPhilip II of SpainPhilip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count....
, Catherine de Medici, ColignyColigny-People:* House of Coligny, sovereign of the former principality of Revermount, and its most famous members:**Gaspard I de Coligny, and his sons***Gaspard II de Coligny , Seigneur de Châtillon, admiral of France and Protestant leader, whose children included****François de Coligny, whose children...
, Don Juan of Austria, Alexander Farnese, Gustave Adolphe and Richelieu); (1886) - Henri de Rohan, son rôle politique et militaire sous Louis XIII (1579-1638) (Henri de Rohan, his Political and Military Role under Louis XIII, 1579-1638) (1889)
- Flammes et cendres (Flames and Ashes); (1912)