VICTOR DURUY
\vˈɪktə djˈʊ͡əɹa͡ɪ], \vˈɪktə djˈʊəɹaɪ], \v_ˈɪ_k_t_ə d_j_ˈʊə_ɹ_aɪ]\
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A distinguished French historian; born at Paris, Sept. 11, 1811; died there Nov 25, 1894. He assisted Napoleon III. in compiling "The Life of Julius Caesar"; was made minister of public instruction in 1863. Among his works are: "History of the Romans" (2 vols., 1843); "State of the Roman World toward the Time of the Founding of the Empire" (1853); "General Introduction to the History of France" (1865); "History of the Greeks" (3 vols., 1886). He also wrote the greater part of a "Universal History". His works have been translated in part under Professor Mahaffy's editorship.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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