JULES SYLVAIN ZELLER
\d͡ʒˈuːlz sˈɪlve͡ɪn zˈɛlə], \dʒˈuːlz sˈɪlveɪn zˈɛlə], \dʒ_ˈuː_l_z s_ˈɪ_l_v_eɪ_n z_ˈɛ_l_ə]\
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A French historian; born at Paris, April 23, 1820; died there July 25, 1900. He became professor of history in the Polytechnic School in 1863, and inspector of higher education in 1876. Among his works are: "The Roman Emperors: Characters and Portraits" (1863); "History of Germany" (1872-91); "The Tribunes and the Revolutions in Italy" (1873); "Plus IX. and Victor Emmanuel: Contemporary History of Italy" (1879); "Short History of Italy, from the Fall of the Roman Empire to our Time" (4th ed. 1886).
By Charles Dudley Warner
