biography
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| (1825–1909)
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| biography:
| Historian and publisher, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He took an active role in his father's publishing house (1843–80) until he retired to devote himself to his scholarly interests. A specialist in mediaeval and Church subjects, his History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (1888) became important (in its French translation) during the Dreyfus trial. As an advocate of reforming city government and the civil service, he received many honours in the USA, but as a historian he was better known among European scholars. |
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