The Study of History in Germany and France Volume 5-6

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ... HISTORY AT PARIS. No one of the great German universities can boast so many historical courses as are to be found scattered through the various institutions for advanced study at Paris: at the Faculty of Arts, the College of France, the School of Charters, the Higher Normal School, the Practical School of Higher Studies and the Free School of Political Science. In the summer term of 1881, during my visit to the German universities, Berlin had twenty-six historical courses, Leipzig twenty-one, Breslau sixteen, Bonn fourteen, Gottingen fourteen and the other universities accordingly.1 At Paris a full count would show without difficulty fifty courses in history and its auxiliary sciences. It is evident that to attend the lectures of all the masters in the various quarters, between eight in the morning and seven at night, is no small task. After having devoted to it a month's careful investigation, I cannot attempt to present more than a sketch of the study of history in Paris. I am constrained, moreover, to repeat my statement of last year in my paper upon German universities: the following pages are simply observations. They do not pretend to solve theJnumerous questions that concern the organization of theoretical and 1 See the full table of the number of history courses at the German universities in the summer term of 1881, as given on p. 38 of my report upon history at the universities of Berlin, Halle, Leipzig and Qottingen (Revue de VInstruction publique en Belgique for 1882). 55 practical courses of history; they offer only my impressions and recollections, presented as faithfully is possible. I. The College Of France. I begin with the College of France, because in it, tracing as it does its origin to Francis I,1 may best be recognized the long-descend...