Birth of Victor Cousin
Victor Cousin is born in Paris.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Victor Cousin Biography and Timeline
Follow Victor Cousin through 10 dated historical records for France.
Victor Cousin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1792–1867Years on this page
1792
1815
Professor at the Faculty of Letters
Cousin begins teaching at the Faculty of Letters and gains attention for his philosophical lectures.
1824
Arrest in Germany
Cousin is arrested during a journey in Germany on suspicion of political involvement and is detained for several months.
1826
Philosophical Fragments
Cousin publishes Philosophical Fragments, an important statement of his eclectic approach.
1827
Return to the Sorbonne Chair
Cousin is restored to public teaching and his Sorbonne lectures attract large audiences.
1830
Election to the French Academy
Cousin is elected to the Academie francaise.
1832
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
Cousin becomes a member of the reorganised Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.
1840
Minister of Public Instruction
Cousin serves as Minister of Public Instruction and influences French educational policy.
1858
The True the Beautiful and the Good
Cousin publishes The True, the Beautiful and the Good, a mature statement of his spiritualist eclecticism.
1867
Death of Victor Cousin
Victor Cousin dies after a long career in philosophy and public education.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.