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Born | 17 December 1842 Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache |
Died | 18 August 1922 (aged 79) 6th arrondissement of Paris |
Education | agrégation of history and geography, Doctor of Arts |
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Occupation | Writer |
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Position held | seat 6 of the Académie française (1892–1922) |
Ernest Lavisse (French: [lavis]; 17 December 1842 – 18 August 1922) was a French historian.[1] He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.[2] Lavisse is also known for being one of the main creator of the roman national ("National myth", lit. "national novel"), thanks to his history schoolbooks.[3]