Grand homme

Abstract: The term grand homme refers to a counter-model to the traditional, military héros, which shaped the French history of ideas of the heroic in the second half of the 18th and in the 19th century. It goes back to a contribution by the Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, first published in 1751 by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert. Alongside related concepts such as the German cult of genius, the intellectual hero as well as the British great men, the grand homme also achieved European significance. Simultaneously, the concept experienced a lively medial impact in art, architecture and political symbolism in the 19th century

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Edition: Version 1.0, published 10 February 2023
• Language: Englisch

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Geschichte Europas
• Keyword: Napoleon I. (Frankreich, Kaiser) ; Voltaire ; Französische Revolution ; Heroisierung ; Genie ; Kriegsheld ; Nationaldenkmal ; Sturm und Drang

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Freiburg
• (who): Universität
• (when): 2023
• Creator: Marquart, Benjamin
• Contributor: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Sonderforschungsbereich 948 "Helden - Heroisierungen - Heroismen"

Further information

• DOI: 10.6094/heroicum/ghe1.0.20230210
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2363000
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:47 PM CET