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Patrick Boucheron

French historian · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1965 · age 61

Patrick Boucheron is a French historian. He previously taught medieval history at the École normale supérieure and the University of Paris. He is a professor of history at the Collège de France. He is the author of 12 books and the editor of 5 books.

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A life in dates

2017“Today” PrizeAward2016Lysenko PrizeAwardOfficer of Arts and LettersAward2014Italiques awardAward1965Born28 October 1965

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“Today” Prize2017
Lysenko Prize2016
Officer of Arts and Letters2016
Italiques award2014

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His 2017 book, Histoire mondiale de la France, compiled work by 122 historians and became an unexpected bestseller, with more than 110 000 copies sold. From 2017 to 2020, he hosted Quand l'histoire fait dates, a TV program of 22 episodes which explored different important dates in world history.

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Born 1965 · age 61

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