[Louis-Étienne]. French historian and geographer, born in Lyons on the 5th of April 1815. In 1850 he became professor of history at the Saint-Cyr College, after a previous service of eight years as instructor. Among his writings are Geographical History of France (1843); General Atlas of Political and Physical Geography (1846); The Strength and Weakness of Russia from a Military Standpoint (1854); Cardinal Richelieu (1885); and The Army of France (1884).
