Camus, Armand-Gaston, 1740-1804

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Name (Latin)
Camus, Armand-Gaston, 1740-1804
Other forms of name
Camus, A.-G. (Armand-Gaston), 1740-1804
Camus, M. (Armand-Gaston), 1740-1804
Camus, 1740-1804
Date of birth
1740-04-02
Date of death
1804-11-02
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 69030024
Wikidata: Q677472
Library of congress: n 88130749
Sources of Information
  • Dict. de biog. franç.(Camus, Armand-Gaston; b. Paris, 04-02-1740; d. Paris, 11-02-1804)
  • His Voyage fait dans les départemens nouvellement réunis ... 1803:t.p. (A.G. Camus, membre de l'Institut national)
  • Rapports des représentans du peuple Camus ... 1796.
  • Bib. nat.(hdg.: Camus, Armand-Gaston)
  • LC data base, 6/6/88(hdg.: Camus, Armand Gaston, 1740-1804; usage: M. Camus)
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Wikipedia description:

Armand-Gaston Camus (2 April 1740 – 2 November 1804), French revolutionist, was a successful lawyer and advocate before the French Revolution. He was the son of Pierre Camus, a lawyer in the Parlement of Paris. Camus is considered the founder of the Archives Nationales, as in 1789 he was appointed as archivist of its predecessor, the Commission des archives of the Assembly (Estates-General). He served in this role until his death.

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