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Charles Samaran

French archivist, paleographer and historian (1879-1982) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 102

Charles Samaran was a 20th-century French historian and archivist, who was born in Cravencères and died at Nogaro, shortly before his 103rd birthday.

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1982Died15 October 19821974Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaAward1970Grand Prix d’Histoire de la Ville de ParisAwardGrand Prix littéraire de la Ville de ParisAward1912Montyon PrizeAward1908Prix GobertAward1879Born28 October 1879

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Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1974
Grand Prix d’Histoire de la Ville de Paris1970
Grand Prix littéraire de la Ville de Paris1970
Montyon Prize1912
Prix Gobert1908
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1982 · aged 102