Guérard, Albert Léon, 1880-1959

American educator; broadcaster, United States Office of War Information, 1942-1945.

From the description of Albert Léon Guérard papers, 1942-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868930

Albert Léon Guérard, born in Paris in 1880, came to the United States in 1906 to teach at Williams College. He taught at Stanford from 1907 until 1946 when he retired, except for 12 years between 1913 and 1925 when he was at Rice University and served in the war. He died in Palo Alto, Nov. 14, 1959.

From the description of Albert Léon Guérard papers, 1909-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462018820

Frenchman Albert Léon Guérard (1880-1959) spent most of his life as an American academic, and his work reflects an engagement with both France and the United States. Guérard came to the United States from France in 1906 to teach at Williams College. He taught at Stanford University from 1907 until his retirement in 1946, except for 12 years between 1913-1935 when he was at Rice University and served in the war. He was the author of numerous books and articles on French history and intellectual life.

From the description of Albert Léon Guérard papers, 1908-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866793

Guérard was a professor of English at Stanford University and a writer.

Thierry was a school teacher, anarchist, socialist, and writer.

From the description of Correspondence, Albert L. Guérard and Albert Thierry. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122289388

Biographical Note

Albert Léon Guérard was born in Paris in 1880 and was educated at the University of Paris, the University of London and the Sorbonne.

In 1906 Mr. Guérard came to the United States and taught one year at Williams College in Massachusetts. Then he joined the staff at Stanford as assistant professor of French in 1907.

In 1913 he went to Rice Institute at Houston, Texas, where he taught until 1924. In 1925 he went to UCLA and then was appointed professor of General Literature at Stanford.

He was the author of 20 books, essays, poems, autobiography, besides numerous articles for magazines. He was interested in creating an international language. Professor Guérard died at his home on the Stanford University campus November 13, 1959.

From the guide to the Albert Léon Guérard Papers, 1909-1959, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)

Biography

Frenchmen Albert Léon Guérard (1880-1959) and Albert Thierry (1881-1915) were friends from childhood whose correspondence reflects their shared interests in French and Anglo-American literature and writing. Guérard came to the United States in 1906 to teach at Williams College. He taught at Stanford University from 1907-1946 when he retired, except for 12 years between 1913-1925 when he was at Rice University and served in the war. He was the author of numerous books on French history and intellectual life. Thierry was a Proudhonian socialist, anarchist, and schoolteacher who wrote poetry as well as several longer works of fiction and theory. At the same time, he also served as a soldier in the French army from around 1902 until he was killed in 1915.

From the guide to the Correspondence, Albert L. Guérard and Albert Thierry, Unit date, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)

Biography

Frenchman Albert Léon Guérard (1880-1959) spent most of his life as an American academic, and his work reflects an engagement with both France and the United States. Guérard came to the United States from France in 1906 to teach at Williams College. He taught at Stanford University from 1907 until his retirement in 1946, except for 12 years between 1913-1935 when he was at Rice University and served in the war. He was the author of numerous books and articles on French history and intellectual life.

From the guide to the Guérard, Albert Léon. Papers, 1908-1960, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)

Biographical Note

• 1880, November 3: Born, Paris, France
• 1899: B.A., University of Paris
• 1901 - 1903 : Traveling Scholarship in England
• 1904 - 1906 : Junior Professor of Literature and Examiner in History, Paris Normal School
• 1906 - 1907 : Instructor, Williams College
• 1907 - 1913 : Assistant and Associate Professor of French, Stanford University
• 1913: Author, French Prophets of Yesterday
• 1913 - 1924 : Professor of French, Rice Institute
• 1914: Author, French Civilization in the Nineteenth Century
• 1916: Author, Five Masters of French Romance
• 1917 - 1919 : Staff, U.S. Army Intelligence and Liaison Services
• 1920: Author, French Civilization from Its Origins to the Close of the Middle Ages
• 1923: Author, Reflections on the Napoleonic Legend
• 1925 - 1946 : Professor of General Literature, Stanford University
• 1925: Author, Beyond Hatred
• 1928: Author, Life and Death of an Ideal. France in the Classical Age
• 1929: Author, L'avenir de Paris
• 1935: Author, Literature and Society
• 1936: Author, Art for Art's Sake
• 1941 - 1942 : Author, The France of Tomorrow
• 1942 - 1945 : Broadcaster, U.S. Office of War Information
• 1945: Author, Europe, Free and United
• 1946: Author, France: A Short History
• 1948: Author, Personal Equation
• 1949: Author, Education of A Humanist
• 1950 - 1953 : Professor of Comparative Literature, Brandies University
• 1955: Author, Napoleon III
• 1956: Author, Napoleon I
• 1957: Author, Fossils and Presences
• 1959: Author, France, A Modern History
• 1959, November 13: Died, Stanford, California

From the guide to the Albert Léon Guérard Papers, 1942-1948, (Hoover Institution Archives)