Gaston Paris
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French medievalist and writer (1839-1903)
Key facts
- Born
- 9 August 1839, Avenay , France
- Died
- 5 March 1903 (1903-03-05) (aged 63), Cannes , France
- Relatives
- Paulin Paris
- Alma mater
- University of Bonn , École Nationale des Chartes
- Discipline
- literary history
- Institutions
- Collège de France
- Notable students
- Jules Gilliéron
- Main interests
- Romance studies and medieval French literature
- Notable works
- Histoire poétique de Charlemagne
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Avenay-Val-d'Or
- Place of death
- Cannes
- Father
- Alexis Paulin Paris
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- chairperson
- Educated at
- École des chartes
- Employer
- École pratique des hautes études
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Friedrich Christian Diez
- Doctoral student
- Joseph Bédier
- Field of work
- history
- Image
- Gaston Paris.jpg
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- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- Commons category
- Gaston Paris
- date of birth
- 1839-08-09
- date of death
- 1903-03-05
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Commons Creator page
- Gaston Paris
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Gaston Paris
- birth name
- Bruno-Paulin-Gaston Paris
- writing language
- French
- has works in the collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- P8168
- Corey Quirk
- place of burial
- Cerisy-la-Salle
Sources (5)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Gaston Paris, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris ( French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ paʁis]; 9 August 1839 – 5 March 1903) was a French literary historian, philologist, and scholar specialized in Romance studies and medieval French literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, 1902, and 1903.
Biography
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