Charles Monnard (17 January 1790, in

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– 13 January 1865, in

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) was a

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. He studied theology in

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, and from 1813 to 1816, worked as a tutor in Paris. From 1816 to 1845 he was a professor of

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at the Academy of Lausanne. In 1847 he attained the chair of literature and

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at the

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, a position he maintained up until his death.Monnard, Charles
Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse He expanded to

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the national-historical movement in Swiss history that had been promoted by German-speaking Swiss historians such as Johannes von Müller and Heinrich Zschokke. He translated both men's works into French, and was one of several historians to work on a continuation of von Müller's ''Geschichten Schweizerischer Eidgenossenschaft''. This work fit into the context of Monnard's liberal politics in the controversies of the time, opposing the attempts of the old elites to reestablish themselves. Monnard was also a founding member of the

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, and a member of the Helvetic Society after it was revived in 1819.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monnard, Charles 1790 births 1865 deaths 19th-century Swiss historians Swiss male writers Writers from Bern Academic staff of the University of Lausanne Academic staff of the University of Bonn