Guizot

[ gee-zoh ]

/ giˈzoʊ /

noun

Fran·çois Pierre Guil·laume

[frahn-swa pyer gee-yohm] /frɑ̃ˈswa pyɛr giˈyoʊm/, 1787–1874, French historian and statesman.

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Examples from the Web for guizot

Guizot is again tossed up in the air to come down heads or tails.
A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 2 of 3)|Chares C. F. Greville
Guizot says that they did it with a certain pride, so convinced were they of the justice of their plea.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
The annotated editions of Milman and Guizot are guarantees of this.
Gibbon|James Cotter Morison
Guizot employed his leisure time to write his Parisian revolt suppressed famous "Life of Washington."
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

Guizot and his associates publicly advocate the Restoration.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for guizot

Guizot

/ (French ɡizo) /

noun

François Pierre Guillaume (frɑ̃swa pjɛr ɡijom). 1787–1874, French statesman and historian. As chief minister (1840–48), his reactionary policies contributed to the outbreak of the revolution of 1848

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