Henri Martin (February 20, 1810 - December 14, 1883) was a celebrated French historian. Having first written a few novels, he later devoted his life to the study of the history of France and wrote an account of it, entitled Histoire de France. Trained as a notary, he followed this profession for some time but having achieved success with an historical romance, Wolfthurm (1830), he applied himself to historical research. Elected on 13 June 1878 to the Acad幦ie fran蓷ise. One of the founders and the first president of the Ligue des Patriotes. 固opFoto