François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (French: [fʁɑ̃swa pjɛʁ ɡijom ɡizo]; 1787–1874) was a French historian orator and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848 a conservative liberal who opposed the attempt by King Charles X to usurp legislative power and worked to sustain a constitutional monarchy following the July Revolution of 1830.
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