Guizot, François, 1787-1874
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787-1874) fut nommé, dès 1812, professeur d’histoire à la Sorbonne. Secrétaire général du ministère de l’Intérieur sous la première Restauration, il rejoignit Louis XVIII à Gand pendant les Cent-Jours. Il fut ensuite secrétaire général du ministère de la Justice jusqu’en mai 1816. Membre du Conseil d’État, il devint en 1819 directeur général de l’administration départementale et communale au ministère de l’Intérieur. En juillet 1820, il fut révoqué du Conseil d’État, et son cours à la Sorbonne fut suspendu en octobre 1822. Il rédigea alors ses premiers grands travaux historiques. Il fut élu député le 29 janvier 1830, à la faveur d’une élection partielle dans l’arrondissement de Lisieux. L’avènement du duc d’Orléans le porte au premier rang. Dès le 1er août 1830, il fut ministre de l’Intérieur et le resta jusqu’au 2 novembre. Le 11 octobre 1832, Guizot entra dans le cabinet Soult comme ministre de l’Instruction publique. Il occupa ces fonctions jusqu’au 22 janvier 1836. Guizot reprit sous Molé, jusqu’au 15 avril 1837, le portefeuille de l’Instruction publique. La principale mesure à mettre à son actif est la loi du 28 juin 1833 créant les écoles normales et l’inspection primaire. On lui doit également le rétablissement de l’Académie des sciences morales et politiques ainsi que la création, en 1834, du futur Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Le 15 avril 1837, Guizot quitta pour trois ans le gouvernement. En 1840, il fut nommé ambassadeur à Londres, où il resta jusqu’à la chute du ministère Thiers. Le 29 octobre 1840, François Guizot entra dans le cabinet Soult au ministère des Affaires étrangères. Il y demeura jusqu’en 1848, dirigeant de fait le gouvernement et devenant président du Conseil en titre le 18 septembre 1847.
La campagne des banquets s’ouvrit le 9 juillet 1847. Le 23 février 1848, Guizot annonça lui-même son renvoi à la Chambre et, le 3 mars, il s’installa en Angleterre. Battu aux élections du printemps 1849, il vécut encore vingt-cinq ans, hors de toute responsabilité politique.
Information extraite de la notice des Archives nationals de France (FRAN_NP_050746)
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787-1874) was a French historian and statesman. A constitutional monarchist, he was one of the most significant politicians during Louis Philippe's July Monarchy, holding various offices including Minister of Education (1832-1837) and Prime Minister (1847-1848). He was forced to resign from politics during the Revolution of 1848 and afterward focused on his work as a historian.
From the guide to the François Guizot Letter, 1848, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
Epithet: French historian and statesman
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x000218
Epithet: French statesman
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000350
Statesman, historian.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Val Richer, to his publisher, [1841] Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505699
From the description of Autograph letter signed : to M. Marron, not dated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270504276
French statesman and historian.
From the description of Autograph note signed : Paris, to an unidentified correspondent, 1851 Mar. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270507933
From the description of Letter signed as Minister of Public Instruction : Paris, to the Prefect of Seine et Oise, 1835 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270510075
From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.] to Monsieur Marron, "Mercredi Soir." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270502293
From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Mr. Rodd, 1849 Mar. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270502318
From the description of Notice sur Hamlet (1596) : [n.p.] : autograph manuscript unsigned, [ca. 1852]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270510886
French political figure and historian.
From the description of Discours sur l'histoire de la révolution d'Angleterre : [Normandy?], ca. 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702146223
From the description of Religion in France : [France], [18--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79934557
From the description of Discours sur l'histoire de la révolution d'Angleterre : [Normandy?], ca. 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80966711
From the description of Religion in France : [France], [18--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702146227
French statesman, historian.
From the description of Autograph signature to document : Paris, 1836 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270508569
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Val-Richer, 1868 14 juin. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505737
From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Pichon et Didier, [1831?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270504287
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Val Richer, 1856 Mai 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505729
The author of this inscription is probably the French historian and statesman François Guizot (1787-1874).
From the description of Autographed commentary, 1859. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155888579
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