Prix Marcelin Guérin

The Académie française, also known as the French Academy, created the Prix Marcelin Guérin in 1872.^[1] The annual literary prize, awarded by the Academy for the first time in 1874, was founded by the late Marcelin Guérin.^[2] Its purpose was to recognize newly produced works in history, eloquence, and literature that were most likely to bring distinction to France.^[1]

The prize was awarded for the first time to Alphonse Dantier for his work entitled "Italy, Historical Studies (2 vol.)" (French: L'Italie, études historiques).^[3] That year, the prize sum was valued at $4,000.^[2]

• Former prizes awarded by the Académie française