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Louis Demaison (5 November 1852 – 5 May 1937) was a 19th–20th-century French
historiographer Historiography is the study of the methods used by historians in developing history as an academic discipline. By extension, the term "historiography" is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific to ...
,
archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...
, and with Henri Jadart, one of the most significant contributors to the nineteenth/twentieth history of the
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department.


Biography

Louis Demaison was the grandson of (1796–1856), a trader who was mayor of Reims in 1837 and 1838 and Sophie Henriot whom he married in 1821. He began his studies in law and after obtaining his license he followed the courses of
Gabriel Monod Gabriel Monod (7 March 1844 – 10 April 1912) was a French historian, the nephew of Adolphe Monod. Biography Born in Ingouville, Seine-Maritime, he was educated at Le Havre then went to Paris to complete his education, lodging with the de Pr ...
,
Gaston Paris Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (; 9 August 1839 – 5 March 1903) was a French literary historian, philologist, and scholar specialized in Romance studies and medieval French literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, ...
and Darmester at the
École pratique des hautes études The (), abbreviated EPHE, is a French postgraduate top level educational institution, a . EPHE is a constituent college of the Université PSL (together with ENS Ulm, Paris Dauphine or Ecole des Mines). The college is closely linked to É ...
. An historian graduated from the
École Nationale des Chartes The École Nationale des Chartes (; ) is a French ''grande école'' and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the auxiliary sciences of history, historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at the A ...
in 1876 as palaeographer archivist, he led a parallel administrative career and a career in research with numerous publications alone or with others, including Henry Jadart and Charles Feodor Givelet. A student of Lefèvre Pontalis, he was also an outstanding historian of art and architecture. He began his career as an archivist of the city of Reims in 1876 and remained in office until his retirement in 1913. He was a member of numerous scientific societies and academies both national and local, including the
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres The () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the . The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigraphy) and historical literature (see Belles-lettres). History ...
and the , of which he became inspector in 1903. At its foundation in 1879, he was appointed by the Ministry of Education, a member of the Archaeological Commission responsible for ensuring conservation in France of the "monuments de l'art et de l'histoire" with Henri Jadart and Charles Givelet. A president of the Académie Nationale de Reims from 1914 to 1919, he was also a member of the "Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques" and of the
Société des Antiquaires de France The Société des Antiquaires de France (Society of Antiquaries of France) is a Parisian historical and archaeological society, founded in 1804 under the name of the Académie celtique (Celtic Academy). It is now based at the Louvre, in the pavil ...
. He was also interested in the history of the
Reims cathedral Notre-Dame de Reims (; ; meaning "Our Lady of Reims"), known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims. The cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and wa ...
, a monument to which he devoted a reference book.


Honours

* 1888 - Prix La Grange of the
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres The () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the . The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigraphy) and historical literature (see Belles-lettres). History ...
* 1912 - First medal of the antiques contest of France- Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres * 1902 and 1911 - Grandes vermeil medals of the Société française d'archéologie * Chevalier of the
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Books (partial list)

*1873: ''Des privilèges sur les immeubles'', Pourcelle-Florez, Paris. *1887: ''Aymeri de Narbonne : chanson de geste publiée d’après les ms. de Londres et de Paris'', Paris : Firmin-Didot, 2 vol. *1895: with Charles Givelet, in collab. with Henri Jadart – Exposition rétrospective de Reims. Catalogue du Musée lapidaire rémois, établi dans la chapelle basse de l’archevêché (1865- 1895). Reims : Académie de Reims. *1901: ''Lieu du baptême de Clovis'', E. Colin, Lagny. *1909: Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques de France. Reims, Paris, Plon, T. XXXIX bis *1911: in collaboration with Henri Jadart and Charles Givelet, ''Département de la Marne. Répertoire archéologique de l’arrondissement de Reims'', Louis Michaud, Reims, Académie de Reims. Entre 1885 et 1900, publication de ce titre en 4 vol. Collab. d’Henri Jadart et Charles Givelet. *1913
''La cathédrale de Reims''
Ed. Henri Laurens, Paris, several editions. *1916:
L’Art de la Champagne, région de Reims
', L. de Boccard, Paris. *1924: ''Les Incendies de Reims au Moyen Âge'', Matot-Braine, Reims. *1925: ''Reims à la fin du XIIe d’après la vie de saint Albert, évêque de Liège'', Monce, Reims.


Articles (partial list)

*1881 ''Les Portes antiques de Reims et la captivité d’Ogier le Danois''. Travaux de l’Académie de Reims, vol. 71, (p. 433–458). *1881–1882: ''La Mosaïque de Nennig''. Travaux de l’Académie de Reims, vol. 71, (p. 279–287) *1882–1883: ''Documents inédits sur une assemblée d’État convoquée à Amiens en 1424''. Travaux de l’Académie nationale de Reims, vol. 73, (p. 100–115). *1894: ''Les Architectes de la cathédrale de Reims'' in ''Bulletin archéologique du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques'', (p. 3–40). *1899: ''Les Chevets des églises Notre-Dame de Châlons et Saint-Remi de Reims'' in ''Bulletin archéologique du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques'', (p. 84–107). *1898: ''Les Inscriptions commémoratives de la construction d’églises dans la région rémoise et ardennaise'', ''Bulletin monumental'', vol. 63, (p. 189–219). *1907: ''Le Plan d’une monographie d’église et le vocabulaire archéologique'', ''Bulletin monumental'', vol. 71, (p. 351–360). *1911–1912: ''Monuments religieux : cathédrale''. Congrès archéologique de France, Reims, t. I, (p. 39–50). *1911–1912: ''Palais archiépiscopal''. Congrès archéologique de France, Reims, t. I, (p. 50–53). *1911–1912: ''Cloître''. Congrès archéologique de France, Reims, t. I, (p. 53–54). *1911–1912: ''Châlons, Monuments religieux, cathédrale Saint-Étienne''. Congrès archéologique de France, Reims, t. I, {(p. 447–473). *1911–1912:''Châlons, église Saint-Alpin''. Congrès archéologique de France, Reims, t. I, (p. 496–502). *1911–1912: ''Châlons, église Saint-Jacques''. Congrès archéologique de France, Reims, t. I,(p. 502–508). *1911–1912: ''Châlons, église Saint-Loup''. Congrès archéologique de France, Reims, t. I, (p. 508–512).


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Demaison, Louis (1852-1938
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Éloge funèbre de M. Louis Demaison, correspondant de l'Académie des Inscriptions et des Belles-lettres
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demaison, Louis French historiographers 19th-century French historians 20th-century French historians French art historians 20th-century French archaeologists École Nationale des Chartes alumni École pratique des hautes études alumni Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Knights of the Legion of Honour 1852 births People from Reims 1937 deaths French archivists 19th-century French archaeologists