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Arthur Giry

French historian
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Jean-marie-joseph-arthur Giry
Born:
Feb. 28/29, 1848, Trévoux, Fr.
Died:
Nov. 13, 1899, Paris
Subjects Of Study:
Middle Ages
France
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Arthur Giry (born Feb. 28/29, 1848, Trévoux, Fr.—died Nov. 13, 1899, Paris) was a French historian noted for his studies of the French Middle Ages. After a brief career in administrative services and journalism, Giry devoted himself to scholarship. His first major work was Histoire de la ville de Saint-Omer et de ses institutions jusqu’au XIVe siècle (1877). The type of research involved in this work led him to similar studies on a larger scale: Les Établissements de Rouen, 2 vol. (1883–85); Documents sur les relations de la royauté avec les villes de France de 1180 à 1314 (1885); and ...(100 of 157 words)

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