François-Tommy Perrens (20 September 1822, Bordeaux – 2 February 1901, 16th arrondissement of Paris) was a French professor of history, noteworthy for his work on the history of Italy.
His most important work is the monumental Histoire de Florence, published in six volumes between 1877 and 1883.[3][4] Several of his other works were rewarded by the Académie française. His study on L'Église et l'État en France sous le règne de Henri IV et la régence de Marie de Médicis (The church and the state in France under the reign of Henri IV and the regency of Marie de Medici) won the grand prix Gobert in 1873.[5] He also published numerous articles and memoirs, notably in the Revue des deux Mondes and in the Comptes rendus (Reports) of l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques.[3]
Jérôme Savonarole, sa vie, ses prédications, ses écrits, d'après les documents originaux et avec des pièces justificatives en grande partie inédites, 2 vol., 1853 (See Girolamo Savonarola.)
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^ abcdGustave Vapereau, Dictionnaire universel des contemporains, 5e édition, 1880, p. 1427
^For comprehensive histories of Florence, Luigi Villari recommended Gino Capponi's 2-volume Storia della Repubblica di Firenze (Florence, 1875) and the 6-volume history of Florence by Perrens. "Florence (Italy)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 529–539.