Henri Martin (a.k.a. Bon Louis Henri Martin) (20 February 1810 –
Saint-Quentin, Aisne – 14 December 1883,
Paris) was a French
historian, who was celebrated in his own day but whose modern reputation has been eclipsed by the greater literary and interpretive powers of his contemporary, the equally passionate patriot
Jules Michelet, whose works have often been reprinted. After publishing a few novels, Martin devoted his life to the study of the
history of France, writing
Histoire de France, a formidable work in 13 volumes (1833-1836). He later brought the history down to 1789 in the 4th edition (19 vols., 1865), and received from the
Institut de France 20,000 francs as a prize in 1869. The
Avenue Henri-Martin in Paris is named after him.