Quinet
EDGAR, a French historian and philosopher; born near Bourg.
France, Feb. 17, 1803. His works fill nearly 30 volumes, of which only a small part has any permanent value. He was appointed Professor of Foreign Literatures at Lyons, and afterward at the Collège de France in Paris. His principles were strongly republican, and brought him into trouble more than once.
His leading works are: "Ahasuerus" (1834); "Merlin the Enchanter" (1861); "The Revolution" (1865); and "The Creation" (1869). He also wrote several long poems. He died in Versailles, March 27, 1875.