Désiré Nisard
Jean Marie Napoléon Désiré Nisard (20 March 1806 – 27 March 1888) was a French writer and literary critic. He was born in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
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Désiré Nisard
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- Name
- Désiré Nisard
- Born
- 20 March 1806
- Birthplace
- Châtillon-sur-Seine, France
- Died
- 27 March 1888
- Place of death
- San Remo, Italy
- Full name
- Jean Marie Napoléon Désiré Nisard.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- politician, historian, writer, professor, literary critic, translator and latinist.
- Honours
- Commander of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Order of Leopold.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean Marie Napoléon Désiré Nisard (20 March 1806 – 27 March 1888) was a French writer and literary critic. He was born in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
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The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Employment is recorded with Collège de France. Positions recorded include Second Empire senator and director of École normale supérieure (Paris). Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Order of Leopold.
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• Name — Désiré Nisard • Born — 20 March 1806 • Birthplace — Châtillon-sur-Seine, France • Died — 27 March 1888 • Place of death — San Remo, Italy
Career
Career
In 1826 he joined the staff of the Journal des Débats, but subsequently transferred his pen to the National. Under the empire he was inspector-general of education (1852) and director of the École normal (1857–1867). Nisard's literary reputation was established by his Histoire de la littérature française (1844–1861). This work helped to secure his election to the Académie Française in 1850 as seat 39. His other works include Études d'histoire et de littérature (1859–1864), and Les Quatres grands historiens latins (1875). In all his books Nisard vigorously supported the claims of classicism against romanticism. He is the object of the loathing of the narrator in the postmodern book Démolir Nisard, by the French writer Eric Chevillard.
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Nisard died at San Remo in 1888.
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Châtillon-sur-Seine.
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Sanremo.
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The school Lycée polyvalent Désiré Nisard in Châtillon-sur-Seine was named after Nisard.
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- Démolir Nisard. Les Éditions de Minuit. 176. 2006. 978-2-7073-1965-4.
- Pierre Larousse, Grand Dictionnaire universel du , 15 volumes, (1863-1890)
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