This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...existing universities, special schools whose union will form L E cole pratique des hautes etudes. This school will be divided into four sections: mathematics, physics and chemistry, natural history and physiology, history and philology. Speaking further of this fourth section, M. Duruy well said: For ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...existing universities, special schools whose union will form L E cole pratique des hautes etudes. This school will be divided into four sections: mathematics, physics and chemistry, natural history and physiology, history and philology. Speaking further of this fourth section, M. Duruy well said: For philology our schools teach only the classics; for history only general ancient, medimval and modern history. The College of France, faithful to its origin, has chairs for the different branches of historical learning, but there again is found an audience and not students. The curriculum of this section indicates various works on archaeology, linguistics, epigraphy, paleography, comparative philology, general grammar, historical criticism, etc., which are to be taken up under the direction of skilful masters, capable of forming rivals and successors to themselves. M. Duruy foresaw that the success of his bold attempt at reform depended chiefly upon the men chosen to carry it out; he therefore appointed as directors and lecturers men who were absolutely independent of all university tradition. The directors were M. Leon Renier, librarian at the Sorbonne, who was placed at the head of the school, with the title of president-- a happy choice; Mr. William Waddington, of Oxford, an amateur Hellenist, who has since become superintendent of public instruction; M. Michel Breal, who had brought from Germany unyielding notions which seemed monstrous to the old universities; and M. Alfred Maury, director of the national records, for historical sciences. To the amazement of all M. Duruy had chosen for his faculty young men of no reputation, in whom he had with...
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