Pierre Camille Lemoine: archivist and scientist?

An analysis of archival work in the second half of the 18th century and its significance for archival science and scientific thinking in the period

In my presentation I want to determine the scientific importance of archival work in the second half of the 18th century and its relevance for archival science today. I will take the French archivist Pierre Camille Lemoine (1823-1780) as an example and hope to prove why he was an important archivist. Further I will tell something about his archival theory and whether we can find traces of this theory in 18th century filing systems. Finally I will treat the question whether Lemoine's work reflects 18th century scientific thinking. In the conclusion I intend to show why this knowledge is important for archival science today.

Raum: FR 6508