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Edgar Quinet
Edgar Quinet (; 17 February 180327 March 1875) was a French historian and intellectual.
Biography.
Biography Early years.
Quinet was born at Bourg-en-Bresse, in the "département" of Ain. His father, Jérôme Quinet, had been a commissary in the army, but being a strong republican and disgusted with Napoleon's 18 Brumaire coup, he gave up his post and devoted himself to scientific and mathematical study. Edgar, who was an only child, was usually alone, but
the town there is one of historian Edgar Quinet, a native of Bourg.
The church of Brou, a suburb of Bourg-en-Bresse, is of great artistic interest. Margaret of Bourbon, wife of Philip II of Savoy, had intended to found a monastery on the spot, but died before her intention could be carried into effect. The church was actually built early in the 16th century by her daughter-in-law Margaret of Austria, wife of Philibert le Beau of Savoy, in memory of