Guizot

American  

[gee-zoh] / giˈzoʊ /

noun

1. François Pierre Guillaume 1787–1874, French historian and statesman.

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Guizot British  

/ ɡizo /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Prime Minister Guizot himself subscribed to the Opposition newspaper that ran The Three Musketeers, sending in his subscription with the note: "Please cancel . . . the moment the Dumas serial is concluded."

From Time Magazine Archive

In August 1830 Guizot was made minister of the interior, but resigned in November.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Hallam's general position in historical literature must not be underrated; he is the English representative of the school which had Guizot for its most brilliant exponent on the Continent.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

In Lord Aberdeen, the foreign secretary of Sir Robert Peel, Guizot found a friend and an ally perfectly congenial to himself.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

These works recommended him to the notice of M. de Fontanes, then grand-master of the university of France, who selected Guizot for the chair of modern history at the Sorbonne in 1812.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various