Lucien Febvre was a prominent French historian known for his in-depth research into the history of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. His approach to history emphasized the comprehensive analysis of historical context and culture, which had a profound impact on later historians.
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“It is never a waste of time to study the history of a word.”
“If History teaches any lesson at all, it is that there are no historical lessons.”
“History is the daughter of time.”
Source: The Problem of Unbelief in the Sixteenth Century: The Religion of Rabelais
“A mere collector of supposed facts is as useful as a collector of matchboxes.”