Marc Bloch

French historian (1886–1944)

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Lived 1886–1944, aged 58France

France AcademicsWriter / Author

Fame43.6
Momentum15.3
France rank#70
Academics rank#38
Wikipedia31.5K

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#70
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Era
1886–1944
Aged 58

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Updated 2026-05-29

Medieval France's most prolific historian and co-founder of the Annales School, which basically rewired how academics think about history. Bloch spent his career at Strasbourg, Paris, and Montpellier, turning dusty archives into social narratives.

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Marc Léopold Benjamin Bloch was a French historian. He was a founding member of the Annales School of French social history. Bloch specialised in medieval history and published widely on medieval France over the course of his career. As an academic, he worked at the University of Strasbourg, the University of Paris, and the University of Montpellier.

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