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Jean Richard
French historian (1921-2021) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 99
Jean Barthélémy Richard was a French historian, who specialized in medieval history. He was an authority on the Crusades, and his work on the crusades has been qualified as "unsurpassed". Richard was a member of the Institut de France.
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2021Died25 January 20212006Honorary Doctor of the University of CyprusAward1994Commander of the National Order of MeritAward1984Albéric-Rocheron PrizeAward1979Broquette-Gonin prizeAward1921Born7 February 1921
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He was President of the prestigious Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 2002. He was born in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France in February 1921. Richard died in January 2021 in Dijon, two weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2021 · aged 99
