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Boris Porshnev

Russian historian (1905-1972) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 67

Boris Fyodorovich Porshnev was a Soviet historian known for his works on popular revolts in Ancien Régime France and a doctor of philosophical and historical sciences, working on psychology, prehistory, and neurolinguistics as relating to the origins of man.

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Honorary Doctorate of the Université de Clermont-Ferrand1956
Stalin Prize, 3rd degree1950

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1972 · aged 67