Early life
Adolphe Thiers was born on 15 April 1797, during the rule of the Directorate into a Greek family. His grandfather, Louis-Charles Thiers, was an attorney in Aix-en-Provence, … See more

Thiers was just one example of 19th century French writers who also had prominent political careers. Others were Victor Hugo, Alphonse de Lamartine, and Alexis de Tocqueville; … See more

Contemporary judgements about the place of Thiers in history depended largely upon the politics of those doing the judging. The most virulent critic of Thiers was certainly Karl Marx, who had been forced to leave Paris when Thiers was head of the French government. In … See more

• Legion of Honour (under Louis-Philippe):
• Legion of Honour (Third Republic):
• Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece of Spain (1871) See more

The father of Adolphe, Louis Thiers, had an extremely turbulent career; he was confined to a monastery by his father for a year after running up unpaid debts; he was arrested and imprisoned several times, but protected by a connection with Lucien Bonaparte, … See more

The reconstructed Hôtel Thiers on Place Saint-Georges in Paris became, after his death, the headquarters of the Fondation Dosne-Thiers, which now is part of Institute of France. … See more

• Allison, John M. S. (1921). "Thiers and the July Days". Sewanee Review. 29 (3): 300–313. JSTOR 27533444.
• Bury, J.P.T. and R. P. Tombs. Thiers, 1797–1877: A Political Life (1986) 307p; the standard scholarly biography See more