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Victor Duruy

Victor Duruy, (born Sept. 10, 1811, Paris, France—died Nov. 14, 1894, Paris), French scholar and public official who, as national minister of education (1863–69), initiated extensive and controversial reforms.

Duruy taught at the Collège Henri IV from 1833 to 1861. He wrote textbooks and works on ancient Roman and Greek civilization, among them Histoire des Romaines, which he introduced as two volumes in 1843–44; the work reached seven volumes by 1885. He assisted Napoleon III with his biography of Julius Caesar and was appointed minister of education by him in 1863. Duruy’s controversial proposal to introduce free, compulsory primary education was ahead of its time in France and failed, partly because Napoleon III declined to support it. But he did manage to introduce secular secondary education for girls, add modern languages and contemporary history to lycée and college curricula, reorganize teacher training, and begin a kind of agricultural extension-course service for the provinces.

Duruy became a senator in 1869 and later returned to academic work, becoming a member of the Académie Française in 1884. His Histoire des Grecs, 3 vol. (1886–89), and an enlarged edition in 1891 of Histoire de France de 1453 à 1815 (1856) renewed his reputation as a scholar. Source.

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Born 11 September 1811
Died 25 November 1894

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  • Cover of: History of Rome, and of the Roman people: from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians

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  • Cover of: History of Rome, and of the Roman people: from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians.

    First published in 1883 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire

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  • Cover of: The history of the middle ages.

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  • Cover of: History of Greece, and of the Greek people: from the earliest times to the Roman conquest

    First published in 1890 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A general history of the world

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  • Cover of: A history of France

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  • Cover of: Histoire des Romains: depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à la fin du règne des Antonins

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  • Cover of: Histoire de France

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  • Cover of: Histoire de France: publiee avec un nouvel appendice de 1815 a 1815 a nos jours

    First published in 1874 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A short history of France

    First published in 1917 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1870 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1889 — 2 editions
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Born 11 September 1811
Died 25 November 1894

Subjects

History, Middle Ages, Civilization, Histoire, Military History, Modern History, Ancient History, Antiquités, Foreign relations, Griekse oudheid, History, Military, World history, 19th century, Administration, Art, Greek, Bible, Chronologie, Descriptions et voyages, Education, France, France -- History, GRECIA, Greek Art, Grèce, Grèce ancienne

Places

Rome, France, Greece, Europe, Austria, Rome (Empire), Grèce, Italy, Italie, Rome (Italie), Rome (Italy)

People

Tiberius Emperor of Rome (42 B.C.-37 A.D)

Time

476-1492, To 146 B.C., Franz Joseph I, 1848-1916, 19th century

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  • Victor i.e. Jean Victor Duruy

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
July 28, 2014 Edited by KirstinM added Wikipedia link
July 28, 2014 Edited by KirstinM changed name to natural order, added a short biography with link source
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