Aulard
François Victor Alphonse
[frahn-swa veek-tawr al-fawns] /frɑ̃ˈswa vikˈtɔr alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1849–1928, French historian.
Historical Examples
Aulard pretended that Taine was a poor historian by finding a number of errors in Taine’s work.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6) Hippolyte A. Taine
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