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Gabriel Monod

French historian
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Born:
March 7, 1844, Ingouville, France
Died:
April 10, 1912, Versailles (aged 68)
Subjects Of Study:
historiography
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Gabriel Monod (born March 7, 1844, Ingouville, France—died April 10, 1912, Versailles) was a historian who helped introduce German historical methodology to France. One of the most scholarly and stimulating teachers of history, he also greatly improved the seminar system. Monod studied at the universities of Göttingen and Berlin, where he was influenced by Georg Waitz, an exponent of the historical techniques of the renowned German historiographer Leopold von Ranke. Returning to France in 1868, Monod gave lectures on history at L’École des Hautes Études, Paris. After the Franco-Prussian War (1870) he published his own experiences in it as Allemands ...(100 of 173 words)

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