Maurice Agulhon
French historian (1926-2014) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 87
Maurice Agulhon was a French historian, specializing in the contemporary history of France of the 19th and 20th centuries, and professor at the Collège de France from 1986 to 1997.
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2014Died28 May 20141998Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1995Officer of Arts and LettersAward1994Officer of the French Order of Academic PalmsAward1991Grand Prix GobertAward1989Knight of the Legion of HonourAwardOfficer of the Legion of HonourAward1926Born20 December 1926
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Although his early work focused on the Révolution of 1848 in Provence, Maurice Agulhon went on to become one of the leading specialists on the institutions of the French Republic and the symbolism of republican power. He was also politically committed to the left, initially with the French Communist Party.
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France
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2014 · aged 87
