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Léon Guérin

1807 – 1885

French poet and historian

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Lived 1807 – 1885 (aged 77–78). Léon Guérin was a French poet, historian, journalist and writer.

Léon Guérin (; 1807–1885) was a French writer, poet, and naval historian.

Guérin started writing tales and short stories under his given name, as well as the pen names Guérin-Dulion and Léonide de Mirbel. In 1829, he published Chants Lyriques et Autres Essais Poétiques. He then founded two children's newspapers|newspapers, the Journal des Enfants, and later the Gazette des Enfants et des Jeunes Personnes.

Later in life, Guérin specialised as a historian, and became one of the historiographs of the French Navy in 1846.

Works Chronique du Café de Paris: Le Jeune Homme, 1838 Les Trois Fils du Capitaine: Voyage dans l'Amérique du Sud et aux Antilles, 1841 Voyages du Jeune Edmond au-delà du Gange et dans L'Empire Chinois, 1841 L'Élève de Marine: Voyages dans l'Amérique Septentrionale, 1841 Le Tour du Monde, ou, Les Mille et Une Merveilles des Voyages, 1842 Les Voix Naïves: Contes Moraux Destinés à la Jeunesse, 1843 Histoire Maritime de France, 1844 Les Marins Illustres de la France, 1845 Les Jeunes Navigateurs: Autour du Monde, 1845 L'Europe, Histoire des Nations Européennes, 1846 Les Navigateurs français: Histoire des Navigations, Découvertes et Colonisations françaises, Paris, 1846 Histoire de la Marine Contemporaine: Depuis 1784 Jusqu'à 1848, 1855 Histoire de la Dernière Guerre de Russie (1853–1856) dans la Mer, 1858

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
1885
Nationality
Also known as
Léonide de Mirbel

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Léon Guérin?

French poet and historian (1807-1881)

When was Léon Guérin born?

Léon Guérin was born on 29 November 1807 in Mortagne-au-Perche.

When did Léon Guérin die?

Léon Guérin died in 1885.

What was Léon Guérin's occupation?

Léon Guérin was a poet, historian, journalist and writer.

What nationality was Léon Guérin?

Léon Guérin was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Léon Guérin

· Wikidata: Q3271031

· DBpedia: Léon Guérin

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