Paul Thureau-Dangin

Paul Thureau-Dangin (14 December 1837, Paris to 24 February 1913) was a member of the Académie française (from 1893, and later its Perpetual Secretary). A historian of the reign of Louis-Philippe he was also exprt on the revival of Catholic thought (within the Roman Catholic Church and in the Church of England) during 19th century Britain. Thureau-Dangin married a liberal Catholic position with his support for republican ideals.