Augustin Melleville

Augustin Melleville , born with Laon on March 24th, 1809, deceased with Paris, on July 10th, 1872, it rests in Laon.

Melleville made its studies with the college of Laon, and, as of its more tender youth, its tastes and its aptitudes carried it on the study of the history of its country. Its deep knowledge in Archeology, mineralogy and geology, pointed out it soon, and, since 1842, it belonged to the principal learned societies of France.

It had joined together many documents to publish a new edition of the Histoire of Laon , rare flint collections, fossils, etc All these richnesses, until its correspondence, which it had intended for its birthplace, were sold, ensures one, for the sum of 2.100 francs.

One has of him:

History of the Town of Laon, 2 vol. in-8.
History of the City and the Lords of Coucy, 1 v. in-8.
History of the Town of Chauny, a vol. in-8.
a collection of Notes on the Department of the Aisne, among which we will quote:
historical Note on Quierzy.
Id. on Clamecy-in-Laonnois.
Id. on Montaigu-in-Laonnois.
Id. on the Channel of Saint-Quentin.
History of the Common of Laonnois.
Note on Neuville-in-Laonnois.
Id. on the Lords of the manor of Coucy and the Lords of Sinceny.
historical and genealogical Note on the House of Montchâlons, with boards armoriées on the Lords of Montchâlons, Bosmont, Mauregny, Vaurseine, Berrieux, Bouconville, Courtrizy, Cilly, Labove and Apremont.
historical and genealogical Note on the Lords of Pierrepont and the counts of Roucy.
And finally a final chapter of the History of Laon, published after the war, with Vervins.

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