Hippolyte Adolphe Taine was a French historian, critic and philosopher. He was the chief theoretical influence on French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism and one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. Literary... Wikipedia
Born: April 21, 1828, Vouziers, France
Died: March 5, 1893 (age 64 years), Paris, France
Influenced by: Jean de La Fontaine, Edmund Burke, Livy, and more
Full name: Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Spouse: Thérèse Taine (m. 1868)
Main interests: Philosophy of art · History of France · Political philosophy
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