About Paul Viollet
Lived 1840 – 1914 (aged 74). Paul Viollet was a French librarian, historian and archivist.
Paul Marie Viollet (24 October 1840 – 22 November 1914) was a French historian.
Life After serving his native city as secretary and archivist, he became archivist at the Archives impériales in Paris in 1866, and later librarian to the faculty of law. On June 7, 1890, he was appointed professor of civil and canon law at the École Nationale des Chartes. His work mainly concerned the history of law and institutions, and on this subject he published two scholarly books Droit public: Histoire des institutions politiques et administratives de la France (1890–98), and Précis de l'histoire du droit français (1886).
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Who was Paul Viollet?
French historian (1840–1914)
When was Paul Viollet born?
Paul Viollet was born on 24 October 1840 in Tours.
When did Paul Viollet die?
Paul Viollet died on 22 November 1914 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Paul Viollet's occupation?
Paul Viollet was a librarian, historian and archivist.
What nationality was Paul Viollet?
Paul Viollet was French.
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