Charles Auguste Désiré Filon (1800–1875) was a French historian.
He became professor of history at
Douai
Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord département in northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe (rive ...
, at
École normale supérieure
École or Ecole may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing i ...
, and eventually ''inspecteur d'académie'' in Paris.
[ His son, Augustin was also distinguished in the field of learning.
His principal works were:
*''Histoire comparée de la France et de l'Angleterre'' (1832)
*''Histoire de l'Europe au XVIe siècle'' (1838)
*''La Diplomatie française sous Louis XV'' (1843)
*''Histoire de l'Italie méridionale'' (1849)
*''Histoire du Sinai romain'' (1850)
*''Histoire de la démocratie athénienne'' (1854).
]
References
External links
*
1800 births
1875 deaths
French male non-fiction writers
19th-century French historians
19th-century French male writers
{{France-historian-stub