Gaston Paris

Gaston Paris
Born9 August 1839
Avenay, France
Died5 March 1903
Cannes, France
RelativesPaulin Paris
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
École Nationale des Chartes
Academic work
Disciplineliterary history
InstitutionsCollège de France
Main interestsRomance studies and medieval French literature
Notable worksHistoire poétique de Charlemagne

Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ paʁis]; 9 August 1839 – 5 March 1903) was a French literary historian, philologist, and scholar specialized in Romance studies and medieval French literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, 1902, and 1903.