Pierre Gaxotte

Pierre Gaxotte (November 19, 1895 – November 21, 1982) was a French historian.

Biography

Gaxotte was born in Revigny-sur-Ornain, Meuse. He began his career as a history teacher at the Lycée Charlemagne and later worked as a columnist for Le Figaro. Over the course of his life he authored numerous historical studies, and was elected to the Académie française in 1953.^[1]

He is famous for his critical vision of the French Revolution, notably in The French Revolution (1928), and for his rehabilitation of the French 18th century (Louis XV's Century, 1933). He is also known as a right-wing journalist of the Entre-deux-Guerres period.

References

^ Académie française (2011). "Pierre Gaxotte (1895-1982)" (in French). Academie-francaise.fr. http://www.academie-francaise.fr/immortels/base/academiciens/fiche.asp?param=602. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

Cultural offices
Preceded by René Grousset	Seat 36 Académie Française 1953-1982	Succeeded by Jacques Soustelle

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Date of birth	1895
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Date of death	1982
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