Camille Jullian
Camille Jullian (15 March 1859 – 12 December 1933) was a French historian, philologist, archaeologist and historian of literature.
Camille Jullian | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1859 Marseille |
| Died | 12 December 1933 (aged 74) Paris |
| Citizenship | French |
| Relatives | Philippe Jullian (grandson) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | École normale supérieure |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Bordeaux Collège de France |
| Notable works | Histoire de la Gaule (1907–1928) |
A Professor of ancient history and classics at the University of Bordeaux from 1891, Jullian was awarded a chair at the Collège de France in 1905, where he taught national antiquities until 1930. He was made Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1926, and was elected to the Académie française in 1924.
Jullian is the author of a monumental Histoire de la Gaule, published in eight volumes between 1907 and 1928, which has influenced Celtic studies throughout the 20th century.
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