Amédée Thierry
Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry (2 August 1797,
Biography
Amédée Thierry began life as a journalist (after an essay, like his brother, at schoolmastering). Connected with the romantic harbinger Globe, he obtained a small government clerkship. His first book was a brief history of
During this time he published nothing. In 1838 he was transferred to the council of state as master of requests, which post he held through the revolution of 1848 and the
Works
- Histoire des Gaulois, 3 vols. (1828, 1834, 1845; the 8th edition of vol. i. appeared in 1870)
- Histoire de la Gaule sous l'administration romaine (3 vols., 1840–47; 2nd ed. 1871)
- Histoire d'Attila, de ses fils et successeurs jusqu'à l'établissement des Hongrois en Europe (1856; 5th ed. in 1874)
- Tableau de l'Empire romain (1862; 5th ed. in 1871; now quite out of date)
- Récits de l'histoire romaine au Ve siecle: la lutte contre les Barbares, et les luttes religieuses (1860; 2nd ed. in 6 vols. 1880).[1]
His son, Gilbert Augustin Thierry (1843–1915), who began a literary career by articles on Les Révolutions d'Angleterre (1864) and some Essais d'histoire religieuse (1867), afterwards confined himself to the writing of novels.[1]
The journalist and writer Charles Canivet was his secretary.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d Bémont 1911.
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bémont, Charles (1911). "Thierry s.v. Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 848.
External links
- Works by Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Amédée Thierry at Internet Archive
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