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JEAN
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NAPOLEON
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DESIRE
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NISARD (18o6-1888)  ,
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French author and critic, was
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born at
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Chatillon-sur-
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Seine on the loth of
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March 18o6 . In 1826 he joined the
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staff of the
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Journal
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des Debats, but subsequently transferred his
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pen to the
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National . Under the
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empire he was inspector-
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general of
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education (1852) and director of the Ecole normale (1857–1867) . His
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literary reputation was effectually established by his Histoire de la litterature francaise (1844–1861), which secured his
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election to the
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Academy (185o) . His other
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works include Etudes d'histoire et de litterature (1859–1864), and
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Les Quatres grands historiens latins (1895) . In all his books he vigorously supported the claims of classicism against romanticism . He died at
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San Remo on the 27th of March 1888 .

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