Paul-Louis Courier

Ian Morrison (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Tim Unwin, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Dates

Born 4 Jan 1772
Died 18 Aug 1825
Activity 1787-1825

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Born in France
Active in France

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Primary

Political writer

Resources

Courier's Works

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Paul-Louis Courier was born in Paris, but grew up largely in rural Touraine. His father Jean-Paul Courier worked at one time for the duc d’Olonne, with whom he quarrelled so seriously that the duc tried to have him murdered. Some suspect that Paul-Louis’s real mother was the duchesse d’Olonne. However, he himself seemed to accept readily that his mother was Louise-Élisabeth Laborde, whom Jean-Paul married five years after Paul-Louis’s birth. Since his father wished him to be an army officer Courier studied mathematics, but his real enthusiasm was for Latin and Greek. He entered the artillery as a second lieutenant in June 1793, and served chiefly in Italy (1798-1809). There he devoted much time to academic libraries and ancient monuments, but he also fought against irregulars in…

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Citation: Morrison, Ian. "Paul-Louis Courier". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 October 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12853, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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