Eugène Auguste Ernest Havet

Background

Havet was born on April 11, 1813 in Paris, France.

Education

Havet was educated at the Lycée Saint-Louis and the Ecole Normale.

Career

Havet was for many years before his death professor of Latin eloquence at the Collège de France. His two capital works were a commentary on the works of Pascal, Pensées de Pascal, publiées dans le texte authentique, avec un commentaire suivi et une étude littéraire (1852; 2nd ed. 2 vols. , 1881), and Le Christianisme et ses origines (4 vols. , 1871-1884), the chief thesis of which was that Christianity owed more to Greek philosophy than to the writings of the Hebrew prophets.

Achievements

• Havet was a scholar, known for his works.

Works

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  • Pensées De Pascal Publiées Dans Leur Texte Authentique Avec Un Commentaire Suivi Et Une Étude Littéraire Par Ernest Havet ... (French Edition)

    (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

  • Le christianisme et ses origines (French Edition)

Connections

Son:

Julien Pierre-Eugène Havet

He was a French historian.

Son:

Pierre Antoine Louis Havet

He was a French Latinist and Hellenist, an expert on classical Greek and Latin poetry.