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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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French historian and statesman (1811–1894)

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 the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire

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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: History of modern times: from the fall of Constantinople to the French revolution

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French historian and statesman (1811–1894)

Born 11 September 1811
Died 25 November 1894
Subjects
History, Middle Ages, Civilization, Histoire, Military History, Modern History, Antiquités, Foreign relations, Griekse oudheid, History, Military, World history, 19th century, Administration, Ancient History, Art, Greek, Bible, Chronologie, Education, France, France -- History, GRECIA, Greek Art, Grèce, Grèce ancienne, HISTORIA
Places
Rome, Greece, France, Europe, Austria, Grèce, Italy, Rome (Empire), 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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July 28, 2014 Edited by KirstinM added Wikipedia link
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