Henri Martin (historian)

Henri Martin
Martin by Eugène Pirou in 1883
Born	Bon-Louis-Henri Martin 20 February 1810 Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
Died	14 December 1883 (1883-12-15) (aged 73) Paris, France
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Notable works	Histoire de France
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Henri Martin (20 February 1810 – 14 December 1883)^[1] was a French historian, who was celebrated in his own day but whose modern reputation has been eclipsed by that of his contemporary, the equally passionate Jules Michelet, whose works have often been reprinted.^[2] After publishing a few novels, Martin devoted his life to the study of the history of France, writing Histoire de France, a formidable work in 15 volumes (1833–1836). He later brought the history down to 1789 in the 4th edition (19 vols., 1865), and received from the Institut de France 20,000 francs as a prize in 1869. The Avenue Henri-Martin in Paris is named after him.