François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (French: [fʁɑ̃swa pjɛʁ ɡijom ɡizo]; 4 October 1787 – 12 September 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848.
French politician, diplomat, historian, translator, writer, and literary critic, member of the general council, ambassador, head of government of France, member of the French National Assembly, and seat 40 of the Académie française (1787–1874); Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, AAAS Fellow, Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer, Order of Saint Januarius, Order of the Golden Fleece, and Order of the Elephant; member of Académie Française, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, German Archaeological Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Société de l’histoire de France, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and Academy of Sciences of Turin; child of André Guizot and Élisabeth-Sophie Bonicel; spouse of Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline Guizot and Marguerite Guizot ♂
French historian, orator, and statesman (1787-1874)