Henri Jean Baptiste Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu
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Henri Jean Baptiste Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (February 12, 1842–1912) was a French
publicist and historian born at Lisieux
, Calvados
. He specialized in writing about the history of Russia
In 1866 he published Une troupe de comédiens, and afterwards Essai sur la restoration de nos monuments historiques devant l'art et devant le budget, which deals particularly with the restoration of the cathedral of Evreux
. He visited Russia in order to collect documents on the political and economic organization of the Slavic
nations, and on his return published in the Revue des deux mondes (1882–1889) a series of articles, which appeared shortly afterwards in book form under the title L'Empire des tsars et les Russes (4th ed., revised in 3 vols., 1897–1898). The work entitled , published in 1879, was an analysis and criticism of the politics of the Second French Empire
. Un homme d'état russe (1884) gave the history of the emancipation of the serf
s by Alexander II
.
Other works are Les Catholiques libéraux, l'église et la libéralisme (1890), La Papauté, le socialisme at la démocracie (1892), Les Juifs et l'Antisémitisme; Israël chez les Nations (1893), Les Arméniens et la question arménienne (1896), L'Antisémitisme (1897), Etudes russes et européennes (1897). These writings, mainly collections of articles and lectures intended for the general public, display enlightened views and wide information.
In 1881 Leroy-Beaulieu was elected professor of contemporary history and eastern affairs at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques
, becoming director of this institution on the death of Albert Sorel
in 1906, and in 1887 he became a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
Three of Leroy-Beaulieu's works have been translated into English
: Empire of the Tsars and the Russians, by Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin (New York
, 1893–1896); Papacy, Socialism, Democracy, by B. L. O'Donnell (1892); Israel among the Nations: A Study of the Jews and Antisemitism, by F. Hellman (1900). See W. E. H. Lecky, Historical and Political Essays (1908).
His brother, Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu
(1843–1916), was a notable French economist.
France
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publicist and historian born at Lisieux
Lisieux
Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
, Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
. He specialized in writing about the history of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
In 1866 he published Une troupe de comédiens, and afterwards Essai sur la restoration de nos monuments historiques devant l'art et devant le budget, which deals particularly with the restoration of the cathedral of Evreux
Évreux
Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
. He visited Russia in order to collect documents on the political and economic organization of the Slavic
Slavic peoples
The Slavic people are an Indo-European panethnicity living in Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, North Asia and Central Asia. The term Slavic represents a broad ethno-linguistic group of people, who speak languages belonging to the Slavic language family and share, to varying degrees, certain...
nations, and on his return published in the Revue des deux mondes (1882–1889) a series of articles, which appeared shortly afterwards in book form under the title L'Empire des tsars et les Russes (4th ed., revised in 3 vols., 1897–1898). The work entitled , published in 1879, was an analysis and criticism of the politics of the Second French Empire
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:...
. Un homme d'état russe (1884) gave the history of the emancipation of the serf
SERF
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s by Alexander II
Alexander II of Russia
Alexander II , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881...
.
Other works are Les Catholiques libéraux, l'église et la libéralisme (1890), La Papauté, le socialisme at la démocracie (1892), Les Juifs et l'Antisémitisme; Israël chez les Nations (1893), Les Arméniens et la question arménienne (1896), L'Antisémitisme (1897), Etudes russes et européennes (1897). These writings, mainly collections of articles and lectures intended for the general public, display enlightened views and wide information.
In 1881 Leroy-Beaulieu was elected professor of contemporary history and eastern affairs at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques , often referred to as the École des Sciences Politiques or simply Sciences Po was created in Paris in February 1872 by a group of European intellectuals, politicians and businessmen, which included Hippolyte Taine, Ernest Renan, Albert Sorel, Pierre Paul...
, becoming director of this institution on the death of Albert Sorel
Albert Sorel
Albert Sorel , was a French historian. He was born at Honfleur and remained throughout his life a lover of his native Normandy. His father, a rich manufacturer, wanted him to take over the business but his literary vocation prevailed. He went to live in Paris, where he studied law and, after a...
in 1906, and in 1887 he became a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
Three of Leroy-Beaulieu's works have been translated into English
English language
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: Empire of the Tsars and the Russians, by Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin (New York
New York
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, 1893–1896); Papacy, Socialism, Democracy, by B. L. O'Donnell (1892); Israel among the Nations: A Study of the Jews and Antisemitism, by F. Hellman (1900). See W. E. H. Lecky, Historical and Political Essays (1908).
His brother, Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu
Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu
Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu was a French economist, brother of Henri Jean Baptiste Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu, born at Saumur, Maine-et-Loire on the 9th of December 1843, and educated in Paris at the Lycée Bonaparte and the École de Droit...
(1843–1916), was a notable French economist.