Georges Lacour-Gayet | |
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Born | Marseille, France | 31 May 1856
Died | 8 December 1935 Paris, France | (aged 79)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Historian |
Georges Lacour-Gayet (31 May 1856 – 8 December 1935) was a French historian who taught at the École Navale and the École Polytechnique. His books on the French navy under Louis XV and Louis XVI are much-quoted and were considered references when published, although they betray his patriotic bias. His master work was a four-volume biography of Talleyrand.