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Gabriel Daniel

French historian
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Gabriel Daniel (born Feb. 8, 1649, Rouen, Fr.—died June 23, 1728, Paris) was a French Jesuit historian whose writings include an outstanding history of France. Daniel entered the Society of Jesus in 1667, later became librarian of the professed house at Paris, and was appointed historiographer of France by King Louis XIV. In this last capacity he wrote a pioneering work, Histoire de France depuis l’établissement de la monarchie française (1st complete ed., 1713; ed....

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