François Guizot

Also known as François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François-Pierre-Guillaume Guizot

French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)

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François Guizot was a French historian, skilled orator, and politician who lived from 1787 to 1874 and played significant roles in both intellectual and governmental circles during a transformative period in French history. His work as both a scholar and statesman made him an influential figure in shaping French political thought and institutions during the 19th century.

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“A corrupted and weakened community breaks down in immense catastrophes; the iron harrow of revolutions crushes men like the clods of the field; but, in the blood-stained furrows germinates a new generation, and the soul aggrieved, believes again.”

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa pjɛʁ ɡijom ɡizo]; 4 October 1787 – 12 September 1874) was a French historian, orator and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics between the Revolution of 1830 and the Revolution of 1848.

A conservative liberal who opposed the attempt by King Charles X to usurp legislative power, he worked to sustain a constitutional monarchy following the July Revolution of 1830. He then served the "citizen king" Louis Philippe I, as Minister of Education 1832–37, ambassador to London 1840, Foreign Minister 1840–1847, and finally Prime Minister of France from 19 September 1847 to 23 February 1848.