Ludovic Lalanne
Born23 April 1815
Paris
Died16 May 1898(1898-05-16) (aged 83)
Paris
Occupation(s)Historian
Librarian

Ludovic Lalanne (23 April 1815, Paris – 16 May 1898, Paris) was a French historian and librarian. The engineer and politician Léon Lalanne (1811–1892) was his brother.

Biography

Lalanne was a student at the lycée Louis-le-Grand and later at the École des Chartes, where he was graduated archivist paleographer in 1841. He was librarian of the Institut.

He was a resident member of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques, archivist of the Société de l'École des chartes and president of the Société de l'histoire de France.[1]

Publications

Lalanne published many works (sometimes in collaboration) including:

Lalanne also realised the inventory of the manuscripts of Paris Observatory Library.

References

  1. ^ See his file in the annuaire prosopographique of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques.
  2. ^ read online, like most of his other writings : [1]