Charles Auguste Désiré Filon
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Charles Auguste Désiré Filon (1800–1875) was a French
historian
. He became professor of history at Douai
, and eventually inspecteur d'académie in Paris. His son, Augustin was also distinguished in the field of learning.
His principal works were:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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...
. He became professor of history at Douai
Douai
-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
, and eventually inspecteur d'académie in Paris. His son, Augustin was also distinguished in the field of learning.
His principal works were:
- Histoire comparée de la France et de l'Angleterre (1832)
- Histoire de l'Europe au XVIe siècle (1838)
- La Diplomatie française sous Louis XV (1843)
- Histoire de l'Italie méridionale (1849)
- Histoire du Sinai romain (1850)
- Histoire de la démocratie athénienne (1854).